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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Tehillim (Psa) 7
7
1A shiggayon of David, which he sang to Adonai because of Kush the Ben-Y’mini:
2Adonai my God, in you I take refuge.
Save me from all my pursuers, and rescue me;
3otherwise, they will maul me like a lion
and tear me apart, with no rescuer present.
4Adonai my God, if I have caused this,
if there is guilt on my hands,
5if I paid back evil to him who was at peace with me,
when I even spared those who opposed me without cause;
6then let the enemy pursue me
until he overtakes me
and tramples my life down into the earth;
yes, let him lay my honor in the dust. (Selah)
7Rise up, Adonai, in your anger!
Arouse yourself against the fury of my foes.
Wake up for me; you commanded justice.
8May the assembly of the peoples surround you;
may you return to rule over them from on high.
9Adonai, who dispenses judgment to the peoples,
judge me, Adonai, according to my righteousness
and as my integrity deserves.
10Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and establish the righteous;
since you, righteous God,
test hearts and minds.
11My shield is God,
who saves the upright in heart.
12God is a righteous judge,
a God whose anger is present every day.
13If a person will not repent,
he sharpens his sword.
He has bent his bow, made it ready;
14he has also prepared for him
weapons of death, his arrows,
which he has made into burning shafts.
15Look how the wicked is pregnant with evil;
he conceives trouble, gives birth to lies.
16He makes a pit, digs it deep,
and falls into the hole he made.
17His mischief will return onto his own head,
his violence will recoil onto his own skull.
18I thank Adonai for his righteousness
and sing praise to the name of Adonai ‘Elyon.
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