1: My God! Rescue me from my enemies, defend me from these mutineers.
2: Rescue me from their dirty tricks, save me from their hit men.
3: Desperadoes have ganged up on me, they're hiding in ambush for me. I did nothing to deserve this, GOD,
4: crossed no one, wronged no one. All the same, they're after me, determined to get me. Wake up and see for yourself!
5: You're GOD, God of angel armies, Israel's God! Get on the job and take care of these pagans, don't be soft on these hard cases.
6: They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city.
7: Then suddenly they're all at the gate, Snarling invective, drawn daggers in their teeth. They think they'll never get caught.
8: But you, GOD, break out laughing; you treat the godless nations like jokes.
9: Strong God, I'm watching you do it, I can always count on you.
10: God in dependable love shows up on time, shows me my enemies in ruin.
11: Don't make quick work of them, GOD, lest my people forget. Bring them down in slow motion, take them apart piece by piece.
12: Let all their mean-mouthed arrogance catch up with them, Catch them out and bring them down -every muttered curse -every barefaced lie.
13: Finish them off in fine style! Finish them off for good! Then all the world will see that God rules well in Jacob, everywhere that God's in charge.
14: They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city.
15: They scavenge for bones, And bite the hand that feeds them.
16: And me? I'm singing your prowess, shouting at cockcrow your largesse, For you've been a safe place for me, a good place to hide.
17: Strong God, I'm watching you do it, I can always count on you--God, my dependable love.