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.

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

2Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

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

3O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,

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

4If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

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

5An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

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.

6Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:

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

7And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,

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

8Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

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

9Let, 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.

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.

10My shield <FI>is<Fi> on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

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

11God <FI>is<Fi> a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

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

12If <FI>one<Fi> turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden--He prepareth it,

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

13Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.

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

14Lo, he travaileth <FI>with<Fi> iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.

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

15A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.

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

16Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

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

17I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

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