| Chapter 7 |
1 | Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.
O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free; |
2 | So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour. |
3 | O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong; |
4 | If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause; |
5 | Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.) |
6 | Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging. |
7 | The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high. |
8 | The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward. |
9 | O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness. |
10 | God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate. |
11 | God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day. |
12 | If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready. |
13 | He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire. |
14 | That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit. |
15 | He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made |
16 | His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head. |
17 | I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High. |