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 SHIGGAION OF DAVID, THAT HE SUNG TO YHWH CONCERNING THE WORDS OF CUSH, A BENJAMITE. O YHWH, my God, in You I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, 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 he tear my soul as a lion, Tearing, and there is no deliverer.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
O YHWH, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity 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 done my well-wisher evil, And draw my adversary without cause,
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.
[Then] an enemy pursues my soul, and overtakes, And treads down my life to the earth, And places my glory in the dust. (Selah)
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:
Rise, O YHWH, in Your anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of my adversaries, And awake Yourself for me: You have commanded judgment.
7 And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
And a congregation of peoples surround You, And over it turn back on high.
8 The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
YHWH judges the peoples; Judge me, O YHWH, According to my righteousness, And according to my integrity [that is] on 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.
Please let the evil of the wicked be ended, And establish the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
10 Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
My shield [is] on God, Savior of the upright in heart!
11 God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
God [is] judging right, And He is not angry at all times.
12 Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
If [one] does not turn, He sharpens His sword, He has bent His bow [and] He prepares it,
13 And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
Indeed, He has prepared for Himself Instruments of death, He makes His arrows for burning pursuers.
14 Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
Behold, he travails [with] iniquity, And he has conceived perverseness, And has brought forth falsehood.
15 He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
He has prepared a pit, and he digs it, And he falls into a ditch he makes.
16 His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
His perverseness returns on his head, And his violence comes down on his 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 thank YHWH, According to His righteousness, And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
