Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite. Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;
A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite. O Lord my God, in you have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.
Lest at any time [the enemy] seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
3 Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands; )
4 If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me; )
if I have requited with evil those who requited me [with good]; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
5 Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. (Pause)
6 Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.
Arise, O Lord, in your wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which you did command.
7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.
And the congregation of the nations shall compass you: and for this cause do you return on high.
8 Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.
The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God.
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and [then] you shall direct the righteous, O God that search the hearts and reins.
10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.
My help is righteous, [coming] from God who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day.
God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
If you will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High.
I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
