Psalms Chapter 7

A Shiggaion of David that He Sang

to Yahveh About Cush a Benjamite

¹ Yahveh my God, I’ve taken refuge in you;

         protect me from persecutors

² so they won’t tear me apart like a lion does,

      and drag me away with no one to rescue me.

³ Yahveh my God, if I’ve done wrong,

            if there’s any injustice in me,

         ⁴if I’ve betrayed a friend

            or plundered an adversary for no reason,

         ⁵chase me down and slay me;

                  trample me on the ground,

            lay my honor in the dust.                                            Ps 7:1-5

⁶ Rise up in anger, Yahveh,

      against my angry enemies;

      wake up and decree justice on my behalf.

⁷ Gather the nations around you

         and rule them from on high.

⁸ You that judge all people,

      judge me by my goodness and integrity.

⁹ Put an end to people’s sinfulness;

      establish goodness

            because our good God tests hearts and minds.

¹⁰ You’re my shield who saves the godly in heart,

         ¹¹a just judge that’s angry with sinners every day.         

Ps 7:6-11

¹² For someone that doesn’t repent,

                  God sharpens his sword,

             bends his bow, and strings it;

         ¹³he has his deadly weapons ready

                  and makes arrows with flaming shafts.

¹⁴ Wicked people conceive evil,

            get pregnant with sin,

            and give birth to lies.

¹⁵ They dig a pit and hollow it out,

            and fall into the hole they’ve dug to trap others.

¹⁶ Their scheming comes back on them;

            their violence crashes down on their own heads.

¹⁷ I’ll give Yahveh the thanks his goodness calls for

      and sing praise to the^Y Most High.                                  

Ps 7:12-17