Psalms 7
1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
A meditation by David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
If a man does not repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
