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 musical composition of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. Yahweh my God, I take refuge in you! Save me from all who chase me, and rescue me.
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion, tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Yahweh my God, if I have done this, and there is guilt on my hands—
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
if I have done evil to him who was at peace with me, or senselessly harmed my enemy without cause, then hear my words.
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
Then let my enemy pursue my life and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and lay my honor 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, Yahweh, in your anger; stand up against the rage of my enemies; wake up for my sake and carry out the righteous decrees that you have commanded for them.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
Yahweh, judge the nations; vindicate me, Yahweh, because I am righteous and innocent, Most High.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people, righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
My shield comes from God, the one 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, a God who is indignant each day.
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword and will prepare his bow for battle.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
He prepares to use weapons against him; he makes his arrows flaming shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
He digs a pit and hollows it out and then falls into the hole he has made.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
His own destructive plans return to his own head, for his violence comes down on 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 Yahweh for his justice; I will sing praise to Yahweh Most High.
