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 Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite. O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
Lest at any time [the enemy] seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
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 there is unrighteousness in my hands; )
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
if I have requited with evil those who requited me [with good]; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
5 An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. (Selah)
Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. (Pause)
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 thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return 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 shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
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.
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and [then] thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
My help is righteous, [coming] from 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 strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
