Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion to/for David which to sing to/for LORD upon word Cush Benjaminite Benjaminite LORD God my in/on/with you to seek refuge to save me from all to pursue me and to rescue me
A psalm (shiggaion) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin. Lord my God, you are my protection. Save me from those who persecute me; please rescue me!
2 lest to tear like/as lion soul my to tear and nothing to rescue
Otherwise they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to save me.
3 LORD God my if to make: do this if there injustice in/on/with palm my
If I have done what I'm accused of, if my hands are guilty,
4 if to wean to ally me bad: evil and to rescue [emph?] to vex me emptily
If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,
5 to pursue enemy soul my and to overtake and to trample to/for land: soil life my and glory my to/for dust to dwell (Selah)
Then let my enemies chase me down; let them trample me in the dust and drag my reputation through the dirt. (Selah)
6 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD in/on/with face: anger your to lift: raise in/on/with fury to vex me and to rouse [emph?] to(wards) me justice: judgement to command
Stand up, Lord, in your anger, rise up against the fury of my enemies; wake up, Lord, and bring me justice!
7 and congregation people to turn: turn you and upon her to/for height to return: return [emph?]
Bring together the nations before you; rule them from your throne on high.
8 LORD to judge people to judge me LORD like/as righteousness my and like/as integrity my upon me
The Lord judges all people. Defend me, Lord, because I do what is right, because of my integrity.
9 to cease please bad: evil wicked and to establish: establish righteous and to test heart and kidney God righteous
Please bring an end to the evil done by the wicked; vindicate those who do good, for you are the God of right who examines hearts and minds.
10 shield my upon God to save upright heart
The Most High God is my defense, the one who saves those who live right.
11 God to judge righteous and God be indignant in/on/with all day
God is a fair judge who is always hostile to evil.
12 if not to return: repent sword his to sharpen bow his to tread and to establish: prepare her
If people do not change their minds, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent and strung his bow.
13 and to/for him to establish: prepare article/utensil death arrow his to/for to burn/pursue to work
He has prepared weapons of death, he has his flaming arrows ready.
14 behold be in labour evil: wickedness and to conceive trouble and to beget deception
See how the wicked conceive evil! They are pregnant with trouble. They give birth to dishonesty.
15 pit to pierce and to search him and to fall: fall in/on/with pit: grave to work
They dig a deep hole to catch people, but then fall into it themselves.
16 to return: return trouble his in/on/with head his and upon crown his violence his to go down
The trouble they cause rebounds to hit them on the head; their violence against others comes down on their own skulls.
17 to give thanks LORD like/as righteousness his and to sing name LORD Most High
I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.
