Psalm 7 - Modern English Version

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

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

² lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

³ O  Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in the palms of my hands,

⁴ if I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, or have delivered my adversary without cause,

⁵ then may the enemy pursue my life and overtake me; may my enemy trample my life to the ground, and lay my honor in the dust.   Selah

⁶ Arise, O  Lord, in Your anger; rise up because of the rage of my adversaries, and awaken Yourself for me; You have commanded justice.

⁷ So shall the congregation of the peoples surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

⁸ The Lord will judge the peoples; grant me justice, O  Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity within me.

⁹ May the evil of the wicked come to an end; may You vindicate the righteous; You are a righteous God who examines the minds and hearts.

¹⁰ My defense depends on God, who saves the upright in heart.

¹¹ God is a righteous judge, and God has indignation every day.

¹² If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.

¹³ He has prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows flaming shafts.

¹⁴ Behold, the wicked man writhes in pain of iniquity; he has conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵ He who digs a hole and hollows it will then fall into his own pit.

¹⁶ His mischief will return on his own head; his violence will descend on the crown of his own head.

¹⁷ I will thank the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.