Psalms 7
1 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;
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.
2 or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue.
Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
3 Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
4 if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause,
If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
5 may the enemy chase and find me, trample my life to the ground, my honor leave in the dirt! (Selah)
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.
6 Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.
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:
7 Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne,
And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
8 as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
9 Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
10 God is my shield: he saves the upright in heart.
Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
11 God is a just judge, constant in righteous anger.
God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
12 He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready,
Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
13 his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame.
And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
14 The enemy who conceives evil; pregnant with mischief, giving birth to lies,
Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
15 a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall.
He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
16 On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.
His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice, and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.
