Psalms 7

A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 [a][b]LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
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.[c]
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 around 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[d] 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[e] 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.

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Cross References 35

  • 1. Psalms 2:12; Psalms 11:1; Psalms 31:1
  • 2. S Psalms 3:7
  • 3. Psalms 31:15; Psalms 119:86,157,161
  • 4. S Genesis 49:9; Revelation 4:7; Isaiah 38:13
  • 5. Psalms 3:2; Psalms 71:11; Psalms 50:22
  • 6. 1 Samuel 24:11; Isaiah 59:3
  • 7. Psalms 35:7,19; Proverbs 24:28
  • 8. S Exodus 15:9
  • 9. S 2 Samuel 22:43; 2 Kings 9:33; Isaiah 10:6; Lamentations 3:16
  • 10. S Job 7:21
  • 11. S 2 Chronicles 6:41; Psalms 94:2
  • 12. Psalms 138:7
  • 13. Psalms 35:23; Psalms 44:23
  • 14. Psalms 68:18
  • 15. S 1 Chronicles 16:33
  • 16. S 1 Samuel 26:23; Psalms 18:20; Psalms 96:13
  • 17. S Genesis 20:5
  • 18. S Genesis 3:5; S Numbers 24:16; S Mark 5:7
  • 19. Jeremiah 11:20
  • 20. S 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalms 26:2; Revelation 2:23
  • 21. Psalms 37:23; Psalms 40:2
  • 22. Psalms 3:3
  • 23. S Job 33:3; Psalms 125:4
  • 24. S Genesis 18:25; Psalms 9:8; Psalms 67:4; Psalms 75:2; Psalms 96:13; Psalms 98:9; Isaiah 11:4; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalms 50:6
  • 25. S Deuteronomy 9:8
  • 26. Ezekiel 3:19; Ezekiel 33:9
  • 27. S Deuteronomy 32:41
  • 28. S 2 Samuel 22:35; Psalms 21:12; Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 13:18
  • 29. Psalms 11:2; Psalms 18:14; Psalms 64:3
  • 30. Job 15:35; Isaiah 59:4; James 1:15
  • 31. Psalms 35:7,8; Psalms 40:2; Psalms 94:13; Proverbs 26:27
  • 32. S Job 4:8
  • 33. Psalms 5:8; Psalms 71:15-16
  • 34. S 2 Chronicles 31:2; Romans 15:11; Hebrews 2:12; Psalms 9:2
  • 35. S Genesis 14:18

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  • [b]. Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  • [c]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  • [d]. Or "sovereign"
  • [e]. Or "If anyone does not repent," / "God"

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