Psalms 7
1 “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:
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord about Cush, the Benjamite. Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
2 Lest he tear like a lion my soul, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be injustice in my hands;
Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
4 If I have recompensed him that was at peace with me with evil; If I have taken aught from my assailants without cause:
if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause,
5 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)
may the enemy chase and find me, trample my life to the ground, my honor leave in the dirt! (Selah)
6 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.
Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.
7 So shall the congregation of nations compass thee about: and for their sakes return thou to the height.
Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne,
8 The Lord will judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity [grant] me [recompense].
as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
9 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.
Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
10 My protection is by God, who saveth the upright in heath.
God is my shield: he saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant [with the wicked] every day.
God is a just judge, constant in righteous anger.
12 If he turn not, He will whet his sword, he bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready.
He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready,
13 Also for him he prepareth the instruments of death; he fashioneth his arrows against the persecutors.
his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame.
14 Behold, he travaileth with wrong doing; but he hath conceived mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
The enemy who conceives evil; pregnant with mischief, giving birth to lies,
15 He hath hollowed out a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he hath wrought.
a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall.
16 His mischief will return upon his own head, and upon his own skull will his violence come down.
On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.
17 I will thank the Lord according to his righteousness; and I will sing praises to the name of the Lord the Most High.
I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice, and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
