Psalms 7
1 '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.
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5 An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. (Selah)
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
6 Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
8 Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
9 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.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13 Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
