Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion to/for David which to sing to/for LORD upon word Cush Benjaminite Benjaminite LORD God my in/on/with you to seek refuge to save me from all to pursue me and to rescue me
A musical composition of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. Yahweh my God, I take refuge in you! Save me from all who chase me, and rescue me.
2 lest to tear like/as lion soul my to tear and nothing to rescue
Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion, tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety.
3 LORD God my if to make: do this if there injustice in/on/with palm my
Yahweh my God, if I have done this, and there is guilt on my hands—
4 if to wean to ally me bad: evil and to rescue [emph?] to vex me emptily
if I have done evil to him who was at peace with me, or senselessly harmed my enemy without cause, then hear my words.
5 to pursue enemy soul my and to overtake and to trample to/for land: soil life my and glory my to/for dust to dwell (Selah)
Then let my enemy pursue my life and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and lay my honor in the dust. (Selah)
6 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD in/on/with face: anger your to lift: raise in/on/with fury to vex me and to rouse [emph?] to(wards) me justice: judgement to command
Arise, Yahweh, in your anger; stand up against the rage of my enemies; wake up for my sake and carry out the righteous decrees that you have commanded for them.
7 and congregation people to turn: turn you and upon her to/for height to return: return [emph?]
The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them.
8 LORD to judge people to judge me LORD like/as righteousness my and like/as integrity my upon me
Yahweh, judge the nations; vindicate me, Yahweh, because I am righteous and innocent, Most High.
9 to cease please bad: evil wicked and to establish: establish righteous and to test heart and kidney God righteous
May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people, righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds.
10 shield my upon God to save upright heart
My shield comes from God, the one who saves the upright in heart.
11 God to judge righteous and God be indignant in/on/with all day
God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant each day.
12 if not to return: repent sword his to sharpen bow his to tread and to establish: prepare her
If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword and will prepare his bow for battle.
13 and to/for him to establish: prepare article/utensil death arrow his to/for to burn/pursue to work
He prepares to use weapons against him; he makes his arrows flaming shafts.
14 behold be in labour evil: wickedness and to conceive trouble and to beget deception
Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies.
15 pit to pierce and to search him and to fall: fall in/on/with pit: grave to work
He digs a pit and hollows it out and then falls into the hole he has made.
16 to return: return trouble his in/on/with head his and upon crown his violence his to go down
His own destructive plans return to his own head, for his violence comes down on his own head.
17 to give thanks LORD like/as righteousness his and to sing name LORD Most High
I will give thanks to Yahweh for his justice; I will sing praise to Yahweh Most High.
