Psalm 7
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1I come to you for protection, O LORD my God. Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!1A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite. Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me
2If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.2or they will tear me like a lion, ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.
3O LORD my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice,3Yahweh my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
4if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,4if I have done harm to one at peace with me or have plundered my adversary without cause,
5then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground and drag my honor in the dust. Interlude5may an enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
6Arise, O LORD, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice!6Rise up, LORD, in Your anger; lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; You have ordained a judgment.
7Gather the nations before you. Rule over them from on high.7Let the assembly of peoples gather around You; take Your seat on high over it.
8The LORD judges the nations. Declare me righteous, O LORD, for I am innocent, O Most High!8The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
9End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.9Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The One who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.
10God is my shield, saving those whose hearts are true and right.10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.11God is a righteous judge and a God who shows His wrath every day.
12If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.12If anyone does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung His bow and made it ready.
13He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He tips His arrows with fire.
14The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
15They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
16The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.16His trouble comes back on his own head, and his violence falls on the top of his head.
17I will thank the LORD because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness; I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.
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