7:1 [A ①Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ②concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.]
O LORD my God, in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and rescue me,
▷ ①I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song ②Or concerning the words of
7:2 Or he will tear ①my soul like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.
▷ ①Or me
7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,
7:4 If I have done evil to ①my friend,
Or have plundered ②my enemy for no reason,
▷ ①Lit him who was at peace with me ②Or him who for no reason was my enemy,
7:5 Let the enemy pursue ①my soul and overtake ②it;
And let him trample my life to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. Selah
▷ ①Or me ②Or me
7:6 Arise, LORD, in Your anger;
Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies,
And stir Yourself ①for me; You have ordered judgment.
▷ ①One ancient version reads O my God
7:7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You,
And return on high over it.
7:8 The LORD judges the peoples;
①Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
▷ ①Lit Judge
7:9 Please let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God puts hearts and ①minds to the test.
▷ ①Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
7:10 My shield is ①with God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
▷ ①Lit upon
7:11 God is a righteous judge,
And a God who shows indignation every day.
7:12 If one does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and taken aim.
7:13 He has also prepared deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
7:14 Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice,
And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.
7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the hole which he made.
7:16 His harm will return on his own head,
And his violence will descend on the top of his own head.
7:17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.