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 (shiggaion) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin. Lord my God, you are my protection. Save me from those who persecute me; please rescue me!
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
Otherwise they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to save me.
3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
If I have done what I'm accused of, if my hands are guilty,
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,
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 let my enemies chase me down; let them trample me in the dust and drag my reputation through the dirt. (Selah)
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:
Stand up, Lord, in your anger, rise up against the fury of my enemies; wake up, Lord, and bring me justice!
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
Bring together the nations before you; rule them from your throne 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 all people. Defend me, Lord, because I do what is right, because of my 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.
Please bring an end to the evil done by the wicked; vindicate those who do good, for you are the God of right who examines hearts and minds.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
The Most High God is my defense, the one who saves those who live right.
11 God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
God is a fair judge who is always hostile to evil.
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
If people do not change their minds, he 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 weapons of death, he has his flaming arrows ready.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
See how the wicked conceive evil! They are pregnant with trouble. They give birth to dishonesty.
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
They dig a deep hole to catch people, but then fall into it themselves.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
The trouble they cause rebounds to hit them on the head; their violence against others comes down on their own skulls.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.
