Psalms 7
1 A meditation by David, which he sang to the LORD, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, 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 they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
Lest he tear my soul as a lion, Tearing, and there is no deliverer.
3 LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
O YHWH, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw my adversary without cause,
5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (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 Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgement.
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 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
And a congregation of peoples surround You, And over it turn back on high.
8 The LORD administers judgement to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
YHWH judges the peoples; Judge me, O YHWH, According to my righteousness, And according to my integrity [that is] on me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
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 with God, who saves the upright in heart.
My shield [is] on God, Savior of the upright in heart!
11 God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
God [is] judging right, And He is not angry at all times.
12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
If [one] does not turn, He sharpens His sword, He has bent His bow [and] He prepares it,
13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
Indeed, He has prepared for Himself Instruments of death, He makes His arrows for burning pursuers.
14 Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
Behold, he travails [with] iniquity, And he has conceived perverseness, And has brought forth falsehood.
15 He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
He has prepared a pit, and he digs it, And he falls into a ditch he makes.
16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
His perverseness returns on his head, And his violence comes down on his crown.
17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
I thank YHWH, According to His righteousness, And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!
