Psalm 7
A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
O LORD, and my God, it is you I rely on;
oh, save me from those who pursue me with hate.
They'll rip out my soul with the strength of a lion;
they'll tear me apart — there's no help for my fate.
O LORD, and my God, if I'm truly that sordid,
if my hands are guilty of breaking the laws,
if peace had been given yet evil rewarded,
if I robbed my foe without reason or cause,
let me, by my foes, be pursued and then taken,
my life and my honor both dragged in the dust.
Selah [Interlude]
In anger, stand up to my foes, LORD, awaken!
For you have decreed what is truthful and just.
Let people surround you from every known nation,
as you take your seat on your throne in the sky.
The LORD judges nations; give me vindication,
for I am an innocent man, O Most High.
I pray that the reign of the wicked be ended,
establish the righteous and make them secure.
O God, you are righteous and know what all men did,
by testing which hearts and whose minds remain pure.
Protector, my God, you're my shield and defender,
the one who delivers the upright of heart.
My judge and my jury, judicious upender;
your wrath for the wicked you daily impart.
If man won't repent, then God's sword will be sharpened,
he bends down to ready his bow in his grip.
Preparing himself the most deadly of weapons,
he makes for each arrow a fiery tip.
When evil conceives, only trouble will follow
for lies and deceit will result from that birth.
By digging a pit and by making it hollow,
he'll fall in his hole that he's dug in the earth.
The troubles he causes return on him solely,
the violence he's planned, on his head, will be poured.
I'll give the LORD thanks for he's righteous and holy,
and sing out my praise to the name of the LORD.
O LORD, and my God, it is you I rely on;
oh, save me from those who pursue me with hate.
They'll rip out my soul with the strength of a lion;
they'll tear me apart — there's no help for my fate.
O LORD, and my God, if I'm truly that sordid,
if my hands are guilty of breaking the laws,
if peace had been given yet evil rewarded,
if I robbed my foe without reason or cause,
let me, by my foes, be pursued and then taken,
my life and my honor both dragged in the dust.
Selah [Interlude]
In anger, stand up to my foes, LORD, awaken!
For you have decreed what is truthful and just.
Let people surround you from every known nation,
as you take your seat on your throne in the sky.
The LORD judges nations; give me vindication,
for I am an innocent man, O Most High.
I pray that the reign of the wicked be ended,
establish the righteous and make them secure.
O God, you are righteous and know what all men did,
by testing which hearts and whose minds remain pure.
Protector, my God, you're my shield and defender,
the one who delivers the upright of heart.
My judge and my jury, judicious upender;
your wrath for the wicked you daily impart.
If man won't repent, then God's sword will be sharpened,
he bends down to ready his bow in his grip.
Preparing himself the most deadly of weapons,
he makes for each arrow a fiery tip.
When evil conceives, only trouble will follow
for lies and deceit will result from that birth.
By digging a pit and by making it hollow,
he'll fall in his hole that he's dug in the earth.
The troubles he causes return on him solely,
the violence he's planned, on his head, will be poured.
I'll give the LORD thanks for he's righteous and holy,
and sing out my praise to the name of the LORD.
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