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;
Ode of David: which he sang unto Yahweh, on account of the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge, —Save me from all my pursuers, 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 one tear, as a lion, my soul, —and there be no deliverer to rescue.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
O Yahweh my God, If I have done this, If there hath been perversity 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 requited my friend with wrong, —or have oppressed mine adversary without need,
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 an enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, that he may tread down, to the earth, my life, —and, mine honour—in the dust, he may cause to dwell. (Selah)
6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:
7 The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
When, the assembly of peoples, gather round thee, then, above it—on high, do thou return!
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.
Yahweh, will judge the peoples, —Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon 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.
Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, —for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.
10 God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
My shield, is held by God, who is ready to save the upright in heart:
11 God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
A God to vindicate the righteous, —And yet a God to be indignant throughout 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, his sword, will he whet, —his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:
13 He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:
14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
A pit, he cut out, and digged it, and then fell into the ditch he had made:
16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, —and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
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 praise Yahweh according to his righteousness, —and will praise in song the Name of Yahweh Most High.
