Psalms
Chapter 7King James Version
Berean Standard Bible
1O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
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