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A song with music that David wrote.

He sang this song to the Lord about Benjamin's descendant, Cush.

God always does what is right[a]

Lord, my God, I come to you to keep me safe.
Please save me from all those people who want to catch me.
If you do not keep me safe,
    my enemies will tear me into pieces.
They will attack me like lions do,
    and nobody will be able to save me.
3-5 Lord, my God, if I have done a wrong thing,
    then let my enemies chase me and catch me.
If I have done a bad thing against a friend,
    let my enemies catch me.
If I have helped a friend's enemy to attack him,
    let my enemies catch me!
If I am guilty of any of these things,
    let my enemies knock me down to the ground.
They should leave me there,
    so that I lie as a dead person in the dirt.
Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:1 Cush was one of David's enemies. He probably told lies about David. So, in this psalm, David asks God to say who is right. He knows that God will decide in a right way.