Psalms 7
1 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.
O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
2 Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion, tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety.
lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 Yahweh my God, if I have done this, and there is guilt on my hands—
O Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands,
4 if I have done evil to him who was at peace with me, or senselessly harmed my enemy without cause, then hear my words.
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me, (yea, I have delivered him without cause who was my adversary),
5 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)
let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it. Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
6 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.
Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
7 The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them.
And let the congregation of the peoples encompass thee about, and return thou on high over them.
8 Yahweh, judge the nations; vindicate me, Yahweh, because I am righteous and innocent, Most High.
Jehovah shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people, righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds.
O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
10 My shield comes from God, the one who saves the upright in heart.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant each day.
God is a righteous judge. Yea, a God who has indignation every day.
12 If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword and will prepare his bow for battle.
If a man does not repent, he will whet his sword. He has bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He prepares to use weapons against him; he makes his arrows flaming shafts.
He has also prepared for him the instruments of death. He makes his arrows fiery.
14 Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies.
Behold the wicked man, he travails with iniquity. Yea, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He digs a pit and hollows it out and then falls into the hole he has made.
He has made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His own destructive plans return to his own head, for his violence comes down on his own head.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.
17 I will give thanks to Yahweh for his justice; I will sing praise to Yahweh Most High.
I will give thanks to Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
