Psalm 7

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Psalm 7

The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

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1} A ^(a)Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ^(b)concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

O Lord my God, ^(A)in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and ^(B)deliver me,

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Or he will tear ^(c)my soul ^(C)like a lion,
^(d)Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

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O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is ^(D)injustice in my hands,

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If I have ^(E)rewarded evil to ^(e)my friend,
Or have ^(F)plundered ^(f)him who without cause was my adversary,

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Let the enemy pursue ^(g)my soul and overtake ^(h)it;
And let him trample my life down to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. ⁽ⁱ⁾Selah.

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^(G)Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
^(H)Lift up Yourself against ^(I)the rage of my adversaries,
And ^(J)arouse Yourself ^(j)for me; You have appointed judgment.

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Let the assembly of the ^(K)peoples encompass You,
And over ^(k)them return on high.

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The Lord ^(L)judges the peoples;
^(l)^(M)Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

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O let ^(N)the evil of the wicked come to an end, but ^(O)establish the righteous;
For the righteous God ^(P)tries the hearts and ^(m)minds.

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My ^(Q)shield is ⁽ⁿ⁾with God,
Who ^(R)saves the upright in heart.

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God is a ^(S)righteous judge,
And a God who has ^(T)indignation every day.

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If ^(o)a man ^(U)does not repent, He will ^(V)sharpen His sword;
He has ^(W)bent His bow and ^(p)made it ready.

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He has also prepared ^(q)for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His ^(X)arrows fiery shafts.

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Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he ^(Y)conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

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He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has ^(Z)fallen into the hole which he made.

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His ^(AA)mischief will return upon his own head,
And his ^(AB)violence will descend upon ^(r)his own pate.

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I will give thanks to the Lord ^(AC)according to His righteousness
And will ^(AD)sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 7:1: ['I.e. Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate song']

b. Psalm 7:1: ['Or ', concerning the words of]

c. Psalm 7:2: ['Or ', me]

d. Psalm 7:2: ['Or ', Rending it in pieces, while]

e. Psalm 7:4: ['Lit ', him who was at peace with me]

f. Psalm 7:4: ['Or ', my adversary without cause]

g. Psalm 7:5: ['Or ', me]

h. Psalm 7:5: ['Or me']

i. Psalm 7:5: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

j. Psalm 7:6: ['One ancient version reads ', O my God]

k. Psalm 7:7: ['Lit ', it]

l. Psalm 7:8: ['Lit ', Judge]

m. Psalm 7:9: ['Lit ', kidneys, ', figurative for inner man']

n. Psalm 7:10: ['Lit ', upon]

o. Psalm 7:12: ['Lit ', he]

p. Psalm 7:12: ['Lit ', fixed it]

q. Psalm 7:13: ['Or ', His deadly weapons]

r. Psalm 7:16: ['I.e. the crown of his own head']

Cross references:

A. Psalm 7:1: Psalm 31:1; Psalm 71:1

B. Psalm 7:1: Psalm 31:15

C. Psalm 7:2: Psalm 57:4; Isaiah 38:13

D. Psalm 7:3: 1 Samuel 24:11

E. Psalm 7:4: Psalm 109:4; Psalm 109:5

F. Psalm 7:4: 1 Samuel 24:7; 1 Samuel 26:9

G. Psalm 7:6: Psalm 3:7

H. Psalm 7:6: Psalm 94:2

I. Psalm 7:6: Psalm 138:7

J. Psalm 7:6: Psalm 35:23; Psalm 44:23

K. Psalm 7:7: Psalm 22:27

L. Psalm 7:8: Psalm 96:13; Psalm 98:9

M. Psalm 7:8: Psalm 18:20; Psalm 26:1; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 43:1

N. Psalm 7:9: Psalm 34:21; Psalm 94:23

O. Psalm 7:9: Psalm 37:23; Psalm 40:2

P. Psalm 7:9: Psalm 11:4; Psalm 11:5; Jeremiah 11:20; Revelation 2:23

Q. Psalm 7:10: Psalm 18:2; Psalm 18:30

R. Psalm 7:10: Psalm 97:10; Psalm 97:11; Psalm 125:4

S. Psalm 7:11: Psalm 50:6

T. Psalm 7:11: Psalm 90:9

U. Psalm 7:12: Psalm 58:5

V. Psalm 7:12: Deuteronomy 32:41

W. Psalm 7:12: Psalm 64:7

X. Psalm 7:13: Psalm 18:14; Psalm 45:5

Y. Psalm 7:14: Job 15:35; Isaiah 59:4; James 1:15

Z. Psalm 7:15: Job 4:8; Psalm 57:6

AA. Psalm 7:16: Esther 9:25; Psalm 140:9

AB. Psalm 7:16: Psalm 140:11

AC. Psalm 7:17: Psalm 71:15; Psalm 71:16

AD. Psalm 7:17: Psalm 9:2; Psalm 66:1; Psalm 66:2; Psalm 66:4