¹ Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. ² Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. ³ Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.” ⁴ May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. ⁵ May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away; ⁶ may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. ⁷ Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, ⁸ may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.