Psalm 7
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In You Do I Take Refuge
A #Hab. 3:1Shiggaion#7:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
1O Lord my God, in you do I #See Ps. 11:1 take refuge;
#
Ps. 31:15
save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
2lest like #See Job 10:16 a lion they tear my soul apart,
rending it in pieces, with #Ps. 50:22none to deliver.
3O Lord my God, #[2 Sam. 16:7, 8] if I have done this,
if there is #1 Sam. 24:11; 26:18; [Ps. 59:3]wrong in my hands,
4if I have repaid #Ps. 55:20 my friend#7:4 Hebrew the one at peace with me with evil
or #1 Sam. 24:7; 26:9plundered my enemy without cause,
5let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
and let him #Dan. 8:7; [Ps. 89:39]trample my life to the ground
and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
6 # See Ps. 3:7 Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
#
Ps. 94:2; Isa. 33:10 lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
#
Ps. 35:23; 44:23; 59:4; Job 8:6 awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
7Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
over it return on high.
8The Lord #See Ps. 58:11 judges the peoples;
#
Ps. 26:1; 35:24; 43:1; [Ps. 18:20] judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
9Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who #Ps. 11:5; Job 23:10; [Ps. 139:1; 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9] test #Ps. 26:2; Jer. 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Rev. 2:23the minds and hearts,#7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
O righteous God!
10My shield is #[Ps. 62:8] with God,
who saves #2 Chr. 29:34the upright in heart.
11God is #[Job 8:3] a righteous judge,
and a God who feels #Nah. 1:2, 6indignation every day.
12If a man#7:12 Hebrew he does not repent, God#7:12 Hebrew he will #Deut. 32:41 whet his sword;
he has #Ps. 11:2; 37:14 bent and #Ps. 21:12readied his bow;
13he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
making his #See Ps. 18:14 arrows #[Eph. 6:16]fiery shafts.
14Behold, the wicked man #Job 15:35; Isa. 59:4; [Isa. 33:11; James 1:15]conceives evil
and is #Job 15:35; Isa. 59:4; [Isa. 33:11; James 1:15]pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
15He makes #Ps. 9:15; 57:6; 119:85; Prov. 26:27; 28:10; Eccles. 10:8a pit, digging it out,
and falls into the hole that he has made.
16His #[Ps. 94:23; 141:10; Judg. 9:24; 1 Kgs. 2:32; Esth. 7:10; 9:25; Prov. 5:22]mischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.
17I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and I will #Ps. 9:2sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
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Psalms 7
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Psalm 7
Prayer for Justice
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
1 Lord 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#7:2 Lit he will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.#Ps 57:4; Is 5:29
3 Lord 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#7:4 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;#7:6 LXX reads awake, Lord my God#Ps 59:4
you have ordained a judgment.#Jr 15:3
7Let the assembly of peoples gather around you;#Ps 22:27
take your seat 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.#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#7:9 Lit examines hearts and kidneys
is a righteous God.#Heb 4:12
10My shield is with 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,
he will sharpen his sword;#Nm 22:23; Dt 32:41
he has strung 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;
his own violence comes down on 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 the Lord Most High.#Ps 9:2; 71:15–16
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