Psalm 7
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1A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,1A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite. Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me
2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.2or they will tear me like a lion, ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.
3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,3Yahweh my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
4if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,4if I have done harm to one at peace with me or have plundered my adversary without cause,
5then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah5may an enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.6Rise up, LORD, in Your anger; lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; You have ordained a judgment.
7Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.7Let the assembly of peoples gather around You; take Your seat on high over it.
8The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.8The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.9Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The One who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.
10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.11God is a righteous judge and a God who shows His wrath every day.
12If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.12If anyone does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung His bow and made it ready.
13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He tips His arrows with fire.
14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.16His trouble comes back on his own head, and his violence falls on the top of his head.
17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness; I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.
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