Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, 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 like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
3 O LORD 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 rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy: )
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honour 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 Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
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 So shall the congregation of the people surround thee: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.
Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
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 defence is from God, who saveth the upright in heart.
My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and dug it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made.
A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon the crown of his head.
Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
