Don't let those proud and merciless people kick me around or chase me away.
I will always look to you, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear.
Take good care of me, your servant, and don't let me be harmed by those conceited people.
Those proud people reject your teachings, and they dig pits for me to fall in.
My reputation is being ruined by conceited liars, but with all my heart I follow your teachings.
Conceited people sneer at me, but I obey your Law.
Proud and brutal people hunt down the poor. But let them get caught by their own evil plans!
That's why I say: “Praise and honor the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”
Instead I will give it to your brutal enemies, who treated you like dirt and walked all over you.”
God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe, and he is the fortress where I feel secure.