Psalm 7 - NKJV Bible Online

Psalm 7

A ^aMeditation¹ of David, which he sang to the Lord ^bconcerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;

^cSave me from all those who persecute me;

And deliver me,

^aLest they tear me like a lion,

^bRending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

O Lord my God, ^aif I have done this:

If there is ^biniquity in my hands,

If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,

Or ^ahave plundered my enemy without cause,

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;

Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,

And lay my honor in the dust.

Selah

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;

^aLift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;

^bRise up ¹for me to the judgment You have commanded!

So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;

For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

The Lord shall judge the peoples;

^aJudge me, O Lord, ^baccording to my righteousness,

And according to my integrity within me.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,

But establish the just;

^aFor the righteous God tests the hearts and ¹minds.

¹My defense is of God,

Who saves the ^aupright in heart.

God is a just judge,

And God is angry with the wicked every day.

If he does not turn back,

He will ^asharpen His sword;

He bends His bow and makes it ready.

He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;

He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

^aBehold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;

Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

He made a pit and dug it out,

^aAnd has fallen into the ditch which he made.

^aHis trouble shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down on ¹his own crown.

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,

And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.