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 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 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.
Lest he tear like a lion my soul, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
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 be injustice 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 recompensed him that was at peace with me with evil; If I have taken aught from my assailants without cause:
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)
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 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 thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.
So shall the congregation of nations compass thee about: and for their sakes return thou to the height.
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 will judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity [grant] me [recompense].
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 evil of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just, O thou, who triest the hearts and reins, O righteous God.
10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.
My protection is by God, who saveth the upright in heath.
11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day.
God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant [with the wicked] every day.
12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
If he turn not, He will whet his sword, he bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready.
13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.
Also for him he prepareth the instruments of death; he fashioneth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:
Behold, he travaileth with wrong doing; but he hath conceived mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
He hath hollowed out a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he hath wrought.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His mischief will return upon his own head, and upon his own skull will his violence come down.
17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the 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.
