1. Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders; fight those who fight me.
2. Grasp buckler and shield and rise to my aid.
3. And draw the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
4. Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated. Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.
5. Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Yahweh driving them.
6. Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.