Psalms 7 — ULB

A musical composition of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.

7Verse 1Yahweh my God, I take refuge in you!
Save me from all who chase me, and rescue me.
^{Verse 2}Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion,
tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety.
^{Verse 3}Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
and there is guilt on my hands—
^{Verse 4}if I have done evil to him who was at peace with me,
or senselessly harmed my enemy without cause, then hear my words.
^{Verse 5}Then let my enemy pursue my life and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground
and lay my honor in the dust. Selah
^{Verse 6}Arise, Yahweh, in your anger;
stand up against the rage of my enemies;
wake up for my sake and carry out the righteous decrees that you have commanded for them.
^{Verse 7}The countries are assembled all around you;
take once more your rightful place over them.
^{Verse 8}Yahweh, judge the nations;
vindicate me, Yahweh, because I am righteous and innocent, Most High.
^{Verse 9}May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people,
righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds.
^{Verse 10}My shield comes from God,
the one who saves the upright in heart.
^{Verse 11}God is a righteous judge,
a God who is indignant each day.
^{Verse 12}If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword
and will prepare his bow for battle.
^{Verse 13}He prepares to use weapons against him;
he makes his arrows flaming shafts.
^{Verse 14}Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness,
who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies.
^{Verse 15}He digs a pit and hollows it out
and then falls into the hole he has made.
^{Verse 16}His own destructive plans return to his own head,
for his violence comes down on his own head.
^{Verse 17}I will give thanks to Yahweh for his justice;
I will sing praise to Yahweh Most High.