World English Bible (WEB)
Psalms 7
1
LORD, my God, I take refuge in you.
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver. 3 LORD, my God, if I have done this, 4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me
(yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary), 5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;
yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, 6 Arise, LORD, in your anger.
Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries.
Awake for me. You have commanded judgment. 7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. 8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples.
Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, 10 My shield is with God, 11 God is a righteous judge,
yes, a God who has indignation every day. 12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; 13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. 14 Behold,1 he travails with iniquity.
Yes, he has conceived mischief, 15 He has dug a hole, 16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. 17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness,
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver. 3 LORD, my God, if I have done this, 4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me
(yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary), 5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;
yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, 6 Arise, LORD, in your anger.
Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries.
Awake for me. You have commanded judgment. 7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. 8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples.
Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, 10 My shield is with God, 11 God is a righteous judge,
yes, a God who has indignation every day. 12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; 13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. 14 Behold,1 he travails with iniquity.
Yes, he has conceived mischief, 15 He has dug a hole, 16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. 17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness,
Footnotes and Cross References
- 7:14: “Behold”, from “ הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. ↩
World English Bible Protestant Edition (WEBP). Public domain.