Psalms 7
7
PSALM 7
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord,
concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
1O Lord my God, in thee do I
my confidence repose:
Save and deliver me from all
my persecuting foes;
2Lest that the enemy my soul
should, like a lion, tear,
In pieces rending it, while there
is no deliverer.
3O Lord my God, if it be so
that I committed this;
If it be so that in my hands
iniquity there is:
4If I rewarded ill to him
that was at peace with me;
(Yea, ev'n the man that without cause
my foe was I did free;)
5Then let the foe pursue and take
my soul, and my life thrust
Down to the earth,
and let him lay mine honour in the dust.
6Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself,
for my foes raging be;
And, to the judgment which thou hast
commanded, wake for me.
7So shall th' assembly of thy folk
about encompass thee:
Thou, therefore, for their sakes, return
unto thy place on high.
8The Lord he shall the people judge:
my judge, JEHOVAH, be,
After my righteousness, and mine
integrity in me.
9O let the wicked's malice end;
but stablish stedfastly
The righteous: for the righteous God
the hearts and reins doth try.
10In God, who saves th' upright in heart,
is my defence and stay.
11God just men judgeth, God is wroth
with ill men ev'ry day.
12If he do not return again,
then he his sword will whet;
His bow he hath already bent,
and hath it ready set:
13He also hath for him prepar'd
the instruments of death;
Against the persecutors he
his shafts ordained hath.
14Behold, he with iniquity
doth travail, as in birth;
A mischief he conceived hath,
and falsehood shall bring forth.
15He made a pit and digg'd it deep,
another there to take;
But he is fall'n into the ditch
which he himself did make.
16Upon his own head his mischief
shall be returned home;
His vi'lent dealing also down
on his own pate shall come.
17According to his righteousness
the Lord I'll magnify;
And will sing praise unto the name
of God that is most high.
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Psalms 7
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PSALM 7.
1The psalm of David which he sung to the Lord for the words of Chusi the son of Jemini.#2 Kings 16.
2O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
3Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
4O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
5If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
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.
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:
8and a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes, return thou on high.
9The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.
10The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God.
11Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart.
12God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
13Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
14And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn.
15Behold, he hath been in labour with injustice: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.
16He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
17His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall come down upon his crown.
18I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.
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