Psalm 7

1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me;

Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from EnemiesA Meditation Of David, Which He Sang to the Lord Concerning the Words of Cush, a Benjamite. And deliver me,

2 Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.3 O Lord my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands,4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high.8 The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.10 My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.12 If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.15 He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.16 His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

Psalm 7

A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 O Lord my God, I take refuge in you;
save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

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

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands—

4 if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me
or without cause have robbed my foe—

5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground
and make me sleep in the dust.
Selah

6 Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.

7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you.
Rule over them from on high;

8 let the Lord judge the peoples.
Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.

9 O righteous God,
who searches minds and hearts,
bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure.

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

11 God is a righteous judge,
a God who expresses his wrath every day.

12 If he does not relent,
he will sharpen his sword;
he will bend and string his bow.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14 He who is pregnant with evil
and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.

15 He who digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit he has made.

16 The trouble he causes recoils on himself;
his violence comes down on his own head.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness
and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.