But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.

His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me.

For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.

All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.

Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For innumerable evils have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; Therefore my heart fails me.

You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.

You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.

But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

Those who hate me without a cause Are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it.

You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.

You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.

I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.

He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries.

He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.

It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.

O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

“As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;

Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.