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.

1O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

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

2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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

3O Lord my God, 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,

4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

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

5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour 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:

6Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

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

7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

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

8The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that 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.

9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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

10My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

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

11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

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

12If he turn not, he will whet 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.

13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

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

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

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

15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

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

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

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

17I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.