Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite. Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;
Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.
So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.
3 Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
4 If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me; )
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
5 Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah)
6 Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.
Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.
The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
8 Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.
The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God.
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day.
God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.
13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.
He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:
That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High.
I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.
