The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A [a]Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord [b]concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

O Lord my God, (A)in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and (B)rescue me,
Or he will tear [c]my soul (C)like a lion,
Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.

O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is (D)injustice in my hands,
If I have (E)done evil to [d]my friend,
Or have (F)plundered [e]my enemy for no reason,
Let the enemy pursue [f]my soul and overtake [g]it;
And let him trample my life to the ground
And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

(G)Arise, Lord, in Your anger;
(H)Raise Yourself against (I)the rage of my enemies,
And (J)stir Yourself [h]for me; You have ordered judgment.
Let the assembly of the (K)peoples encompass You,
And return on high over it.
The Lord (L)judges the peoples;
[i](M)Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
Please let (N)the evil of the wicked come to an end, but (O)establish the righteous;
For the righteous God (P)puts hearts and [j]minds to the test.
10 My (Q)shield is [k]with God,
Who (R)saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a (S)righteous judge,
And a God who (T)shows indignation every day.

12 If one (U)does not repent, He will (V)sharpen His sword;
He has (W)bent His bow and taken aim.
13 He has also prepared deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His (X)arrows fiery shafts.
14 Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice,
And he (Y)conceives harm and gives birth to lies.
15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has (Z)fallen into the hole which he made.
16 His (AA)harm will return on his own head,
And his (AB)violence will descend on the top of his own head.

17 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.

The Lords Glory and Mankind’s Dignity.

For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
You who have [l](AE)displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
(AF)From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have established [m](AG)strength
Because of Your enemies,
To do away with (AH)the enemy and the revengeful.

When I [n](AI)consider (AJ)Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The (AK)moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
(AL)What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
Yet You have made him a (AM)little lower than [o]God,
And (AN)You crown him with (AO)glory and majesty!
You have him (AP)rule over the works of Your hands;
You have (AQ)put everything under his feet,
All sheep and oxen,
And also the animals of the field,
The birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea,
Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

(AR)Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Thanksgiving for God’s Justice.

For the music director; on [p]Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.

I will give thanks to the Lord with all (AS)my heart;
I will (AT)tell of all Your [q]wonders.
I will rejoice and be (AU)jubilant in You;
I will (AV)sing praise to Your name, O (AW)Most High.

When my enemies turn back,
They stumble and (AX)perish before You.
For You have (AY)maintained [r]my just cause;
You have sat on the throne [s](AZ)judging righteously.
You have (BA)rebuked the nations, You have eliminated the wicked;
You have (BB)wiped out their name forever and ever.
[t]The enemy has come to an end in everlasting ruins,
And You have uprooted the cities;
The very (BC)memory of them has perished.

But the (BD)Lord [u]sits as King forever;
He has established His (BE)throne for judgment,
And He will (BF)judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples fairly.
[v]The Lord will also be a (BG)stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;
10 And [w]those who (BH)know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, Lord, have not (BI)abandoned those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord, who (BJ)dwells in Zion;
(BK)Declare His deeds among the peoples.
12 For (BL)He who [x]requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget (BM)the cry of the needy.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
See my oppression from those (BN)who hate me,
You who (BO)lift me up from the gates of death,
14 So that I may tell of (BP)all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may (BQ)rejoice in Your [y]salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down (BR)into the pit which they have made;
In the (BS)net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has (BT)made Himself known;
He has (BU)executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. [z]Higgaion Selah

17 The wicked will [aa](BV)return to [ab]Sheol,
All the nations who (BW)forget God.
18 For the (BX)needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the (BY)hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 (BZ)Arise, Lord, do not let mankind prevail;
Let the nations be (CA)judged before You.
20 Put them (CB)in fear, Lord;
Let the nations know that they are (CC)merely human. Selah

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7 Title I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song
  2. Psalm 7 Title Or concerning the words of
  3. Psalm 7:2 Or me
  4. Psalm 7:4 Lit him who was at peace with me
  5. Psalm 7:4 Or him who for no reason was my enemy,
  6. Psalm 7:5 Or me
  7. Psalm 7:5 Or me
  8. Psalm 7:6 One ancient version reads O my God
  9. Psalm 7:8 Lit Judge
  10. Psalm 7:9 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
  11. Psalm 7:10 Lit upon
  12. Psalm 8:1 Lit put
  13. Psalm 8:2 Or a strength
  14. Psalm 8:3 Or see
  15. Psalm 8:5 LXX angels
  16. Psalm 9 Title Meaning of the Heb uncertain
  17. Psalm 9:1 Or miracles
  18. Psalm 9:4 Lit my right and my cause
  19. Psalm 9:4 Or a righteous Judge
  20. Psalm 9:6 Or O enemy, desolations are finished forever; And their cities You have uprooted
  21. Psalm 9:7 Or remains forever
  22. Psalm 9:9 Or Let the Lord also be
  23. Psalm 9:10 Or let those...name put
  24. Psalm 9:12 I.e., avenges bloodshed
  25. Psalm 9:14 Or deliverance
  26. Psalm 9:16 Perhaps, resounding music or meditation
  27. Psalm 9:17 Or turn
  28. Psalm 9:17 I.e., the netherworld

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