The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Psalms 007
A meditation by David, which he sang to
Yahweh, concerning the words ofCush,the
Benjamite.
1 Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you.
Save me from all those who pursue
me, and deliver me,
2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
ripping it in pieces, while there is no
one to deliver.
3 Yahweh, my God, if I have done this,
if there is iniquity in my hands,
4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at
peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and
overtake it; yes, let him tread my life downto the earth,
and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger.
Lift up yourself against the rage of my
adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
7 Let the congregation of the peoples
surround you. Rule over them on high.
8 Yahweh administers judgmentto the peoples.
Judge me, Yahweh, according to my
righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come
to an end, but establish the righteous;
their minds and hearts are searched
by the righteous God.
10 My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,
yes, a God who has indignation every
day.
12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen
his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
13 He has also prepared for himself the
instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
14 Behold,† he travails with iniquity.
Yes, he has conceived mischief,
and brought out falsehood.
15 He has dug a hole, and has fallen into
the pit which he made.
16 The trouble he causes shall return to his
own head. His violence shall come down on the
crown of his own head.
17 I will give thanks to Yahweh according to
his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of
Yahweh Most High.