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 Jehovah, on account of the reproaches of Cush the Benjamite.” O Jehovah, my God! to thee do I look for help; Save me from them that persecute me, and deliver me!
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
Lest mine enemy tear me like a lion; Lest he rend me in pieces, while there is none to help.
3 O Jehovah, 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 be iniquity upon my hands,
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
If I have rendered evil to my friend, Or have despoiled him that without cause is mine enemy, —
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 my adversary pursue and take me; Let him trample me to the ground, And lay me prostrate 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 thine anger; Lift thyself up against the rage of mine enemies; Awake for me, ordain judgment!
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
Let the assembly of the nations compass thee about, And on their account return to the height!
8 Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
The LORD judgeth the nations; Judge me, O LORD! according to my righteousness, And requite me according to 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.
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked be at an end; But establish the righteous! For the righteous God trieth the heart and the reins.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
My shield is with God, Who saveth 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 is angry every day.
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth it,
If he do not desist, He sharpeneth his sword; He bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready;
13 Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
He prepareth for him the instruments of death; He shooteth his burning arrows.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
Behold, he travailed with iniquity, And conceived mischief, But hath brought forth disappointment!
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
He made a pit and digged it. And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
His mischief returneth upon his own head, And his violence cometh down upon his own skull.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness; I will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
