Psalm 7
7
A Prayer for Vindication
Shiggai´on of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
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 my soul like a lion,
rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3O Lord my God, if I have done this;
if there be iniquity in my hands;
4if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;
(yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy;)
5let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;
yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth,
and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah.
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.
7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about:
for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8The Lord shall judge the people:
judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 #
Rev 2.23. Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end;
but establish the just:
for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10My defense is of God,
which saveth the upright in heart.
11God judgeth the righteous,
and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword;
he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;
he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,
and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it,
and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head,
and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness:
and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 7
7
Prayer for Justice
A Shiggaion # Perhaps a passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm, or a dirge of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, # LXX, Aq, Sym, Theod, Jer read of the Cushite a Benjaminite.
1Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You; # Ps 11:1; 31:1; 71:1
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me # Ps 31:15
2or they # Lit he will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me. # Lit ripping, and without a rescuer # Ps 57:4; Is 5:29
3Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands, # 1Sm 24:11
4if I have done harm to one at peace with me # Ps 55:20
or have plundered # Or me and have spared my adversary without cause, # 1Sm 24:11; 26:18
5may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground # Am 2:7
and leave my honor in the dust. # Jb 31:5-40Selah
6Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; # Ps 3:7; 17:13
awake for me; # LXX reads awake, Lord my God # Ps 59:4
You have ordained # Or me; ordain a judgment. # Jr 15:3
7Let the assembly of peoples gather around You; # Ps 22:27
take Your seat # MT reads and return on high over it. # Ps 68:18
8The Lord judges the peoples; # Ps 96:13; 98:9
vindicate me, Lord,
according to my righteousness and my integrity. # Lit integrity on me # Ps 26:1; 35:24; 43:1
9Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, # Ps 94:23
but establish the righteous. # Is 9:7
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions # Lit examines hearts and kidneys
is a righteous God. # Heb 4:12
10My shield is with # Lit on God, # 2Sm 22:3; Ps 18:2; 144:2
who saves the upright in heart. # Ps 36:10
11God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows His wrath every day. # Ps 9:4; Is 11:4
12If anyone does not repent,
God # Lit He will sharpen His sword; # Nm 22:23; Dt 32:41
He has strung # Lit bent ; that is, bent the bow to string it His bow and made it ready. # Ps 37:14
13He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire. # Ps 18:14; 45:5; 64:7; 144:6
14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit. # Jb 15:35; Is 59:4; Jms 1:15
15He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made. # Ps 9:15; 57:6; Pr 26:27; 28:10
16His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head. # 1Sm 25:39; 1Kg 2:33; Est 9:25
17I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High. # Ps 9:2; 71:15-16
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