Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
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 So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.
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 Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into 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 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
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 The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
10 God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
11 God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
12 If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.
Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
17 I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord 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.
