Psalm 7

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Yahweh my God, in You I have taken refuge;

Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

Lest he tear my soul like a lion,

Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

O Yahweh my God, if I have done this,

If there is injustice in my hands,

If I have rewarded evil to him who is at peace with me,

Or have plundered my adversary without cause,

Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it;

And let him trample my life down to the ground

And cause my glory to dwell in the dust. Selah.

Arise, O Yahweh, in Your anger;

Lift up Yourself against the fury of my adversaries,

And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.

Let the congregation of the peoples encompass You,

And over them return on high.

Yahweh judges the peoples;

Give justice to me, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;

For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

My shield is with God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge,

And a God who has indignation every day.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and prepared it.

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

Behold, he travails with wickedness,

And he conceives mischief and gives birth to falsehood.

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.

His mischief will return upon his own head,

And his violence will descend upon his own skull.

I will give thanks to Yahweh according to His righteousness

And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.