³ O Lord my God, if I have done this,
    if there is iniquity in the palms of my hands,
⁴ if I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
    or have delivered my adversary without cause,
⁵ then may the enemy pursue my life and overtake me;
    may my enemy trample my life to the ground,
    and lay my honor in the dust. Selah

⁶ Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
    rise up because of the rage of my adversaries,
    and awaken Yourself for me; You have commanded justice.
⁷ The congregation of the peoples surround You;
    return above it to heaven’s heights.
⁸     The Lord will judge the peoples;
grant me justice, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
    and according to my integrity within me.
⁹ May the evil of the wicked come to an end;
    may You vindicate the righteous one;
You are a righteous God who examines the minds and hearts.

¹⁰ My defense depends on God,
    who saves the upright in heart.
¹¹ God is a righteous judge,
    and God has indignation every day.
¹² If one does not repent,
    God will sharpen His sword;
    He has bent His bow and made it ready.
¹³ He has prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
    He makes His arrows flaming shafts.

¹⁴ The wicked man writhes in pain of iniquity;
    he has conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.
¹⁵ He who digs a hole and hollows it
    will then fall into his own pit.
¹⁶ His mischief will return on his own head;
    his violence will descend on the crown of his own head.

¹⁷ I will thank the Lord according to His righteousness,
    and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.