1 PSALM 7 The L Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked. An Ode of David, [perhaps in a wild, irregular, enthusiastic strain,] which he sang to the L concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O Lmy God, in You I take refuge;Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,
2 So that my enemy will not tear me like a lion,Dragging me away while there is no one to rescue [me].
3 O Lmy God, if I have done this,If there is injustice in my hands,
4 If I have done evil to him who was at peace with me,Or without cause robbed him who was my enemy,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;And let him trample my life to the groundAnd lay my honor in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O L, in Your anger;Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies;Rise up for me; You have commanded judgmentandvindication.
7 Let the assembly of the nations be gathered around You,And return on high over them.
8 The Ljudges the peoples;Judge me, O L,andgrant me justice according to my righteousness and according to the integrity within me.
9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
10 My shieldandmy defense depend on God,Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,And a God who is indignant every day.
12 If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword;He has strungandbent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.
13 He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself;He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].
14 Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
16 His mischief will return on his own head,And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].
17 I will give thanks to the Laccording to His righteousnessandjustice,And I will sing praise to the name of the LMost High.