Psalms 7
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Psalms 7
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Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free; | Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehova, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me, |
So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour. | Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. |
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong; | O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands; |
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause; | If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;) |
Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.) | Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah |
Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging. | Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment. |
The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high. | And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high. |
The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward. | Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me. |
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness. | O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts. |
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate. | My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart. |
God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day. | God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day. |
If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready. | If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. |
He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire. | He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts]. |
That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit. | Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. |
He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made | He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. |
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head. | His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate. |
I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High. | I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High. |