Psalms 7

1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.

8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.

9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

1 ¶ Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver.

3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take [it]; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

6 Arise, 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.

7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

10 ¶ My defence [is] of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry [with the wicked] every day.

12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch [which] he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

1 The innocency of David, whereof he sang unto the LORD because of the words of the Moor the Jeminite.

2 In thee, O LORD, do I trust, O my God. Help me from all my persecutors and save me,

3 That they take not my soul like lions, and rend it, because there is no saviour.

4 O LORD my God, I have done these things, and there is iniquity in my hands;

5 I have done evil to them that lived peaceably with me, or have harmed them that were enemies unto me without a cause,

6 Then my enemy pursues my soul, and seizes it, and tramples my life to the ground, and lays my honor in the dust. Sela.

7 arise, O LORD, in thy wrath, rise up above the fury of mine enemies, and restore me to the office which thou hast commanded me,

8 That the people may be gathered unto thee again: and for their sakes come up again.

9 The LORD is judge of men. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and godliness.

10 Put an end to the wickedness of the wicked, and promote the righteous: for thou, righteous God, testest hearts and kidneys.

11 My shield is with God, which helpeth the upright in heart.

12 God is a righteous judge, and a God that travaileth daily.

13 If any man will not be converted, he hath sharpened his sword, he hath bent his bow, he hath aimed it,

14 And hath laid upon it deadly shot: he hath made his arrows to perish.

15 Behold, he hath evil in his heart, he is with child in mischief; but he shall bring forth a defect.

16 He digged a pit, and carried it out, and fell into the pit which he made.

17 His calamity shall come upon his head, and his iniquity shall fall upon his crown.

18 I give thanks unto the LORD for his righteousness' sake, and will praise the name of the LORD Most High.