7:1 O LORD my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, |
7:2 Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver. |
7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands, |
7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary, |
7:5 Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake {it;} And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory in the dust. Selah. |
7:6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment. |
7:7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high. |
7:8 The LORD judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. |
7:9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds. |
7:10 My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart. |
7:11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. |
7:12 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. |
7:13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. |
7:14 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood. |
7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. |
7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. |
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. |