Psalms 7
1 O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
The psalm of David which he sung to the Lord for the words of Chusi the son of Jemini. O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
2 lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
3 O Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands,
O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me, (yea, I have delivered him without cause who was my adversary),
If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it. Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.
6 Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise, O Lord my God, in the precept which thou hast commanded:
7 And let the congregation of the peoples encompass thee about, and return thou on high over them.
And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
8 Jehovah shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
9 O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
11 God is a righteous judge. Yea, a God who has indignation every day.
God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
12 If a man does not repent, he will whet his sword. He has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
13 He has also prepared for him the instruments of death. He makes his arrows fiery.
And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
14 Behold the wicked man, he travails with iniquity. Yea, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
15 He has made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.
His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
17 I will give thanks to Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.
