<p class="poetry">Otherwise they will rip<n id="1" /> me<n id="2" /> to shreds like a lion;p> <p class="poetry">they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They will lift you up in their hands,p> <p class="poetry">so you will not slip and fall on a stone.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look at me!<n id="1" /> Answer me, O <sc>Lordsc> my God!p> <p class="poetry">Revive me,<n id="2" /> or else I will die!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then<n id="1" /> my enemy will say, &#8220;I have defeated him!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Then<n id="2" /> my foes will rejoice because I am upended.p>

<p class="poetry">I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Carefully consider this, you who reject God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise I will rip you to shreds<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and no one will be able to rescue you.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not strike them dead suddenly,p> <p class="poetry">because then my people might forget the lesson.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down,p> <p class="poetry">O Lord who shields us!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Give sincere homage!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise he<n id="2" /> will be angry,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and you will die because of your behavior,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">when his anger quickly ignites.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="6" /> are all who take shelter in him!<n id="7" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">By David.p> <p class="poetry">To you, O <sc>Lordsc>, I cry out!p> <p class="poetry">My protector,<n id="2" /> do not ignore me!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">If you do not respond to me,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">I will join<n id="5" /> those who are descending into the grave.<n id="6" />p>