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
O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
2 nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam dum non est qui redimat neque qui salvum faciat
lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 Domine Deus meus si feci istud si est iniquitas in manibus meis
O Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands,
4 si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me, (yea, I have delivered him without cause who was my adversary),
5 persequatur inimicus animam meam et conprehendat et conculcet in terra vitam meam et gloriam meam in pulverem deducat diapsalma
let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it. Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
6 exsurge Domine in ira tua exaltare in finibus inimicorum meorum et exsurge Domine Deus meus in praecepto quod mandasti
Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
7 et synagoga populorum circumdabit te et propter hanc in altum regredere
And let the congregation of the peoples encompass thee about, and return thou on high over them.
8 Dominus iudicat populos iudica me Domine secundum iustitiam meam et secundum innocentiam meam super me
Jehovah shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9 consummetur nequitia peccatorum et diriges iustum et scrutans corda et renes Deus
O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
10 iustum adiutorium meum a Deo qui salvos facit rectos corde
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 Deus iudex iustus et fortis et patiens numquid irascitur per singulos dies
God is a righteous judge. Yea, a God who has indignation every day.
12 nisi conversi fueritis gladium suum vibrabit arcum suum tetendit et paravit illum
If a man does not repent, he will whet his sword. He has bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 et in eo paravit vasa mortis sagittas suas ardentibus effecit
He has also prepared for him the instruments of death. He makes his arrows fiery.
14 ecce parturiit iniustitiam et; concepit dolorem et peperit iniquitatem
Behold the wicked man, he travails with iniquity. Yea, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 lacum aperuit et effodit eum et incidet in foveam quam fecit
He has made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 convertetur dolor eius in caput eius et in verticem ipsius iniquitas eius descendet
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.
17 confitebor Domino secundum iustitiam eius et psallam nomini Domini altissimi
I will give thanks to Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
