Psalm 7:3-17
New International Version - UK
3 Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands –
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause have robbed my foe –
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground
and make me sleep in the dust.[a]
6 Arise, Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather round you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8 Let the Lord judge the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure –
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
10 My shield[b] is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,
a God who displays his wrath every day.
12 If he does not relent,
he[c] will sharpen his sword;
he will bend and string his bow.
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit they have made.
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;
I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
- Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
Psalm 7:3-17
New International Version
3 Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands(A)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause(B) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(C) me;
let him trample my life to the ground(D)
and make me sleep in the dust.[a](E)
6 Arise,(F) Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.(G)
Awake,(H) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.(I)
8 Let the Lord judge(J) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(K)
according to my integrity,(L) O Most High.(M)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—(N)
you, the righteous God(O)
who probes minds and hearts.(P)
10 My shield[b](Q) is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.(R)
11 God is a righteous judge,(S)
a God who displays his wrath(T) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(U)
he[c] will sharpen his sword;(V)
he will bend and string his bow.(W)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.(X)
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
- Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
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