Psalms 7
1 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.
A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite. O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
2 Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
Lest at any time [the enemy] seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, 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 rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
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 my soul, and take it, and tread down my life on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.
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 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:
Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.
7 And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high.
8 The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence 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 The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and [then] thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
10 Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
My help is righteous, [coming] from God who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
12 Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
14 Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
15 He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
16 His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
17 I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord 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.
