Psalms 7
1 Ode of David: which he sang unto Yahweh, on account of the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge, —Save me from all my pursuers, 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 one tear, as a lion, my soul, —and there be no deliverer to rescue.
Lest he tear my soul as a lion, Tearing, and there is no deliverer.
3 O Yahweh my God, If I have done this, If there hath been perversity in my hands:
O YHWH, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
4 If I have requited my friend with wrong, —or have oppressed mine adversary without need,
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw my adversary without cause,
5 Let an enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it, that he may tread down, to the earth, my life, —and, mine honour—in the dust, he may cause to dwell. (Selah)
[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! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice 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 When, the assembly of peoples, gather round thee, then, above it—on high, do thou return!
And a congregation of peoples surround You, And over it turn back on high.
8 Yahweh, will judge the peoples, —Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon me,
YHWH judges the peoples; Judge me, O YHWH, According to my righteousness, And according to my integrity [that is] on me.
9 Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, —for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.
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 My shield, is held by God, who is ready to save the upright in heart:
My shield [is] on God, Savior of the upright in heart!
11 A God to vindicate the righteous, —And yet a God to be indignant throughout every day.
God [is] judging right, And He is not angry at all times.
12 If he turn not, his sword, will he whet, —his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:
If [one] does not turn, He sharpens His sword, He has bent His bow [and] He prepares it,
13 But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:
Indeed, He has prepared for Himself Instruments of death, He makes His arrows for burning pursuers.
14 Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
Behold, he travails [with] iniquity, And he has conceived perverseness, And has brought forth falsehood.
15 A pit, he cut out, and digged it, and then fell into the ditch he had made:
He has prepared a pit, and he digs it, And he falls into a ditch he makes.
16 His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, —and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
His perverseness returns on his head, And his violence comes down on his crown.
17 I will praise Yahweh according to his righteousness, —and will praise in song the Name of Yahweh Most High.
I thank YHWH, According to His righteousness, And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
