Psalms 7

1 Jehovah myGod, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;

1 O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

1The psalm of David, which he sung to the Lord, for the words of Chusi, the son of Jemini.

2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.

2So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

2O Lord, my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.

3 Jehovah myGod, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;

3O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

3Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.

4 If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)

4If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

4O Lord, my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:

5 Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

5Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

5If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.

6 Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.

6Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

6Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life, on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.

7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.

7The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.

7Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise, O Lord, my God, in the precept which thou hast commanded:

8 Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.

8The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

8And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.

9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteousGod.

9O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

9The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.

10 My shield is withGod, who saveth the upright in heart.

10God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.

10The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought; and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God. Just

11 God is a righteous judge, and aGod who is indignant all the day.

11God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

11Is my help from the Lord; who saveth the upright of heart.

12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,

12If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.

12God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?

13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.

13He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.

13Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:

14That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

14And in it he hath prepared to instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.

15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.

15He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

15Behold he hath been in labour with injustice: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

16His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

16He hath opened a pit and dug it: and he is fallen into the hole he made.

17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High.

17I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.

17His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall come down upon his crown.

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18I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.