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;
“A Shiggayon of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the affairs of Cush the Benjamite.” O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust; save me from every one of my persecutors, 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 he tear like a lion my soul, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
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; if there be injustice 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 recompensed him that was at peace with me with evil; If I have taken aught from my assailants without cause:
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)
May the enemy hotly pursue my soul, and overtake it; and tread down upon the earth my life, and cause my honor to be in the dust. (Selah)
6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
Arise, O Lord, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
So shall the congregation of nations compass thee about: and for their sakes return thou to the height.
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 will judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity [grant] me [recompense].
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.
Oh let the evil of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just, O thou, who triest the hearts and reins, O righteous God.
10 God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
My protection is by God, who saveth the upright in heath.
11 God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant [with the wicked] every day.
12 If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.
If he turn not, He will whet his sword, he bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready.
13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
Also for him he prepareth the instruments of death; he fashioneth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
Behold, he travaileth with wrong doing; but he hath conceived mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
He hath hollowed out a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he hath wrought.
16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
His mischief will return upon his own head, and upon his own skull will his violence come down.
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 thank the Lord according to his righteousness; and I will sing praises to the name of the Lord the Most High.
