Psalms 7
7
PSALM 7
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord,
concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
1O Lord my God, in thee do I
my confidence repose:
Save and deliver me from all
my persecuting foes;
2Lest that the enemy my soul
should, like a lion, tear,
In pieces rending it, while there
is no deliverer.
3O Lord my God, if it be so
that I committed this;
If it be so that in my hands
iniquity there is:
4If I rewarded ill to him
that was at peace with me;
(Yea, ev'n the man that without cause
my foe was I did free;)
5Then let the foe pursue and take
my soul, and my life thrust
Down to the earth,
and let him lay mine honour in the dust.
6Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself,
for my foes raging be;
And, to the judgment which thou hast
commanded, wake for me.
7So shall th' assembly of thy folk
about encompass thee:
Thou, therefore, for their sakes, return
unto thy place on high.
8The Lord he shall the people judge:
my judge, JEHOVAH, be,
After my righteousness, and mine
integrity in me.
9O let the wicked's malice end;
but stablish stedfastly
The righteous: for the righteous God
the hearts and reins doth try.
10In God, who saves th' upright in heart,
is my defence and stay.
11God just men judgeth, God is wroth
with ill men ev'ry day.
12If he do not return again,
then he his sword will whet;
His bow he hath already bent,
and hath it ready set:
13He also hath for him prepar'd
the instruments of death;
Against the persecutors he
his shafts ordained hath.
14Behold, he with iniquity
doth travail, as in birth;
A mischief he conceived hath,
and falsehood shall bring forth.
15He made a pit and digg'd it deep,
another there to take;
But he is fall'n into the ditch
which he himself did make.
16Upon his own head his mischief
shall be returned home;
His vi'lent dealing also down
on his own pate shall come.
17According to his righteousness
the Lord I'll magnify;
And will sing praise unto the name
of God that is most high.
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Psalms 7
7
God the Vindicator
1A plaintive song of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, the Benjaminite.
I
2Lord my God, in you I trusted;
save me; rescue me from all who pursue me,#Ps 6:5; 22:21.
3Lest someone maul me like a lion,
tear my soul apart with no one to deliver.
II
4Lord my God, if I have done this,#Have done this: in the accusation the enemies have made against the psalmist.
if there is guilt on my hands,
5If I have maltreated someone treating me equitably—
or even despoiled my oppressor without cause—
6Then let my enemy pursue and overtake my soul,
trample my life to the ground,
and lay my honor in the dust.#Ps 143:3.
Selah
III
7Rise up, Lord, in your anger;
be aroused against the outrages of my oppressors.#Ps 9:4; 19:20.
Stir up the justice, my God, you have commanded.
8Have the assembly of the peoples gather about you;
and return on high above them,
9the Lord will pass judgment on the peoples.
Judge me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
and my integrity.
10Let the malice of the wicked end.
Uphold the just one,
O just God,#Ps 17:3; 26:2; 35:24; 43:1; 139:23; Jer 17:10; 20:12.
who tries hearts and minds.
IV
11God is a shield above me
saving the upright of heart.#Ps 3:4.
12God is a just judge, powerful and patient,#Powerful and patient: the inclusion of these words is drawn from the Septuagint tradition concerning this verse.
not exercising anger every day.
13If one does not repent,
God sharpens his sword,
strings and readies the bow,#Ps 11:2.
14Prepares his deadly shafts,
makes arrows blazing thunderbolts.#Is 50:11.
V
15Consider how one conceives iniquity;
is pregnant with mischief,
and gives birth to deception.#Jb 15:35; Is 59:4.
16He digs a hole and bores it deep,
but he falls into the pit he has made.#Ps 9:16; 35:8; 57:7; Prv 26:27; Eccl 10:8; Sir 27:26.
17His malice turns back upon his head;
his violence falls on his own skull.
VI
18I will thank the Lord in accordance with his justice;
I will sing the name of the Lord Most High.#Ps 18:50; 30:5; 135:3; 146:2.
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