< Psalms 7 >
1 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.
'The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.
2 Lest he tear my soul as a lion, Tearing, and there is no deliverer.
Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
3 O YHWH, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw my adversary without cause,
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
5 [Then] an enemy pursues my soul, and overtakes, And treads down my life to the earth, And places my glory in the dust. (Selah)
An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. (Selah)
6 Rise, O YHWH, in Your anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of my adversaries, And awake Yourself for me: You have commanded judgment.
Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
7 And a congregation of peoples surround You, And over it turn back on high.
And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
8 YHWH judges the peoples; Judge me, O YHWH, According to my righteousness, And according to my integrity [that is] on me.
Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
9 Please let the evil of the wicked be ended, And establish the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
10 My shield [is] on God, Savior of the upright in heart!
My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
11 God [is] judging right, And He is not angry at all times.
God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
12 If [one] does not turn, He sharpens His sword, He has bent His bow [and] He prepares it,
If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
13 Indeed, He has prepared for Himself Instruments of death, He makes His arrows for burning pursuers.
Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
14 Behold, he travails [with] iniquity, And he has conceived perverseness, And has brought forth falsehood.
Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
15 He has prepared a pit, and he digs it, And he falls into a ditch he makes.
A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
16 His perverseness returns on his head, And his violence comes down on his crown.
Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
17 I thank YHWH, According to His righteousness, And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!