Psalms 7
1 A psalm (shiggaion) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin. Lord my God, you are my protection. Save me from those who persecute me; please rescue me!
A Shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh on [the] words of Cush a Ben-jaminite. O Yahweh God my in you I have sought refuge save me from all pursuers my and deliver me.
2 Otherwise they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to save me.
Lest he should tear to pieces like a lion self my tearing and there not [is] a deliverer.
3 If I have done what I'm accused of, if my hands are guilty,
O Yahweh God my if I have done this if there [is] unrighteousness in hands my.
4 If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,
If I have repaid [one who] is at peace with me evil and I have rescued! opposer my without cause.
5 Then let my enemies chase me down; let them trample me in the dust and drag my reputation through the dirt. (Selah)
May he pursue an enemy - life my and may he overtake [it] and he may trample to the earth life my and honor my - to the dust may he lay (Selah)
6 Stand up, Lord, in your anger, rise up against the fury of my enemies; wake up, Lord, and bring me justice!
Arise! O Yahweh - in anger your raise yourself on [the] furi of opposers my and awake! to me justice you have commanded.
7 Bring together the nations before you; rule them from your throne on high.
And an assembly of nations may it surround you and over it to the height return!
8 The Lord judges all people. Defend me, Lord, because I do what is right, because of my integrity.
Yahweh let him judge peoples vindicate me O Yahweh according to righteousness my and according to integrity my on me.
9 Please bring an end to the evil done by the wicked; vindicate those who do good, for you are the God of right who examines hearts and minds.
May it come to an end please [the] evil of - wicked [people] and may you establish [the] righteous and [who] tests hearts and kidneys O God righteous.
10 The Most High God is my defense, the one who saves those who live right.
Shield my [is] on God a deliverer of [people] upright of heart.
11 God is a fair judge who is always hostile to evil.
God [is] a judge righteous and God [is] indignant on every day.
12 If people do not change their minds, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent and strung his bow.
If not anyone will repent sword his he will sharpen bow his he has bent and he has prepared it.
13 He has prepared weapons of death, he has his flaming arrows ready.
And for him he has prepared weapons of death arrows his into burning [things] he will make.
14 See how the wicked conceive evil! They are pregnant with trouble. They give birth to dishonesty.
There! he is in labor with wickedness and he conceives mischief and he brings forth falsehood.
15 They dig a deep hole to catch people, but then fall into it themselves.
A pit he digs and he has dug it and he has fallen in [the] pit [which] he made.
16 The trouble they cause rebounds to hit them on the head; their violence against others comes down on their own skulls.
It returns mischief his on own head his and on scalp his violence his it comes down.
17 I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.
I will give thanks to Yahweh according to righteousness his and I will sing praise to [the] name of Yahweh [the] Most High.
