Psalmorum 7
1 Psalmus David, quem cantavit Domino pro verbis Chusi filii Iemini. Domine Deus meus in te speravi: salvum me fac ex omnibus persequentibus me, et libera me.
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord about Cush, the Benjamite. Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
2 Nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, dum non est qui redimat, neque qui salvum faciat.
or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue.
3 Domine Deus meus si feci istud, si est iniquitas in manibus meis:
Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
4 Si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala, decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis.
if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause,
5 Persequatur inimicus animam meam, et comprehendat, et conculcet in terra vitam meam, et gloriam meam in pulverem deducat.
may the enemy chase and find me, trample my life to the ground, my honour leave in the dirt! (Selah)
6 Exurge Domine in ira tua: et exaltare in finibus inimicorum meorum. Et exurge Domine Deus meus in præcepto quod mandasti:
Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.
7 et synagoga populorum circumdabit te. Et propter hanc in altum regredere:
Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne,
8 Dominus iudicat populos. Iudica me Domine secundum iustitiam meam, et secundum innocentiam meam super me.
as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
9 Consumetur nequitia peccatorum, et diriges iustum, scrutans corda et renes Deus.
Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
10 Iustum adiutorium meum a Domino, qui salvos facit rectos corde.
God is my shield: he saves the upright in heart.
11 Deus iudex iustus, fortis, et patiens: numquid irascitur per singulos dies?
God is a just judge, constant in righteous anger.
12 Nisi conversi fueritis, gladium suum vibrabit: arcum suum tetendit, et paravit illum.
He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready,
13 Et in eo paravit vasa mortis, sagittas suas ardentibus effecit.
his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame.
14 Ecce parturiit iniustitiam: concepit dolorem, et peperit iniquitatem.
The enemy who conceives evil; pregnant with mischief, giving birth to lies,
15 Lacum aperuit, et effodit eum: et incidit in foveam, quam fecit.
a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall.
16 Convertetur dolor eius in caput eius: et in verticem ipsius iniquitas eius descendet.
On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.
17 Confitebor Domino secundum iustitiam eius: et psallam nomini Domini altissimi.
I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice, and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
