Psa 7 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjaminite. O Lord my God , in You I have taken refuge ; Save me from all those who pursue me, and rescue me,

Psalms 7

The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A ^{▼▼I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song}Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ^{▼▼Or concerning the words of}concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 O Lord my God, ^cin You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and ^drescue me,
2 Or he will tear ^{▼▼Or me}my soul ^flike a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is ^ginjustice in my hands,
4 If I have ^hdone evil to ^{▼▼Lit him who was at peace with me}my friend,
Or have ^jplundered ^{▼▼Or him who for no reason was my enemy,}my enemy for no reason,
5 Let the enemy pursue ^{▼▼Or me}my soul and overtake ^{▼▼Or me}it;
And let him trample my life to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

6 ⁿArise, Lord, in Your anger;
^oRaise Yourself against ^pthe rage of my enemies,
And ^qstir Yourself ^{▼▼One ancient version reads O my God}for me; You have ordered judgment.
7 Let the assembly of the ^speoples encompass You,
And return on high over it.
8 The Lord ^tjudges the peoples;
^{▼▼Lit Judge
,} ^vVindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
9 Please let ^wthe evil of the wicked come to an end, but ^xestablish the righteous;
For the righteous God ^yputs hearts and ^{▼▼Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man}minds to the test.
10 My ^aashield is ^{▼▼Lit upon}with God,
Who ^acsaves the upright in heart.
11 God is a ^adrighteous judge,
And a God who ^aeshows indignation every day.

12 If one ^afdoes not repent, He will ^agsharpen His sword;
He has ^ahbent His bow and taken aim.
13 He has also prepared deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His ^aiarrows fiery shafts.
14 Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice,
And he ^ajconceives harm and gives birth to lies.
15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has ^akfallen into the hole which he made.
16 His ^alharm will return on his own head,
And his ^amviolence will descend on the top of his own head.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord ^anaccording to His righteousness
And will ^aosing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

Psalms 7

The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A ▼▼I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate songShiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ▼▼Or concerning the words ofconcerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

A ^{▼▼I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song}Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ^{▼▼Or concerning the words of}concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.