New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 7

The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A I.e. Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate songShiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord Or concerning the words ofconcerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1O LordH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,in You I have takenH2620refugeחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605those who pursueרֹ֝דְפַ֗יro.de.FaiH7291me, anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me,

2Orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will tearיִטְרֹ֣ףyit.RofH2963my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315like a lionH743,DraggingH6561me awayH6561,while thereH369is noneH369to deliverH5337.

3O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,ifאִם־'im-H518I have doneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisH2088,Ifאִֽם־'im-H518thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426isinjusticeעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766in my handsבְּכַפָּֽי׃be.kha.PaiH3709,

4IfH518I haverewardedגָּ֭מַלְתִּיGa.mal.tiH1580evilרָ֑עRa'H7451tomy friendשֽׁוֹלְמִ֥יshol.MiH7999, Or haveplunderedוָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הva.'a.cha.le.TzahH2502him who withoutH7387causeH7387was my adversaryצוֹרְרִ֣יtzo.RiH6887,

5Let the enemyH340pursueיִֽרַדֹּ֥ףyi.ra.DofH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315and overtakeוְיַשֵּׂ֗גve.ya.SegH5381it;And let him trampleוְיִרְמֹ֣סve.yir.MosH7429my lifeH2425downH7429to the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776And layיַשְׁכֵּ֣ןyash.KenH7931my gloryוּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀u.khe.vo.DiH3519in the dustלֶעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965, O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,in Your angerבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639;Liftהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375up Yourself againstthe rageבְּעַבְר֣וֹתbe.'av.RotH5678of my adversariesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887, Andarouseוְע֥וּרָהve.'U.rahH5782Yourselffor me; You have appointedצִוִּֽיתָ׃tzi.Vi.taH6680judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941.

7Let the assemblyוַעֲדַ֣תva.'a.DatH5712of thepeoplesלְ֭אֻמִּיםLe.'u.mimH3816encompassתְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּte.so.Ve.kaH5437You,And overוְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָve.'a.Lei.haH5921them returnשֽׁוּבָה׃Shu.vahH7725on highלַמָּר֥וֹםla.ma.RomH4791.

8The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068judgesיָדִ֪יןya.DinH1777the peoplesעַ֫מִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971;Vindicateשָׁפְטֵ֥נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֖יke.tzid.KiH6664and my integrityוּכְתֻמִּ֣יu.khe.tu.MiH8537that is in me.

9Oנָ֬אna'H4994letthe evilרַ֨ע׀ra'H7451of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563comeיִגְמָר־yig.mor-H1584to an endH1584, butestablishוּתְכוֹנֵ֪ןu.te.kho.NenH3559the righteousצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662;For the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430triesוּבֹחֵ֣ןu.vo.ChenH974the heartsH3820andmindsוּכְלָי֗וֹתu.khe.la.YotH3629.

10Myshieldמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043iswith GodH430, Whosavesמ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

11GodH430is arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662judgeשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199,And a Godוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410who hasindignationזֹעֵ֥םzo.'EmH2194everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

12Ifאִם־'im-H518a mandoes not repentיָ֭שׁוּבYa.shuvH7725, He willsharpenיִלְט֑וֹשׁyil.To.oshH3913His swordחַרְבּ֣וֹchar.BoH2719; He hasbentדָ֝רַ֗ךְda.RakhH1869His bowקַשְׁתּ֥וֹkash.ToH7198andmadeH3559it readyH3559.

13He has also preparedH3559for Himself deadlyמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194weaponsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627;He makesיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466Hisarrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671fieryH1814shaftsH1814.

14Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,he travailsיְחַבֶּל־ye.cha.bel-H2254with wickednessאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, And heconceivesוְהָרָ֥הve.ha.RahH2029mischiefעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999and bringsH3205forthוְיָ֣לַדve.Ya.ladH3205falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

15He has dugכָּ֭רָֽהKa.rahH3738a pitבּ֣וֹרBorH953and hollowedוַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּvai.yach.pe.Re.huH2658it out, And hasfallenוַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לvai.yi.PolH5307into the holeבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845which he madeיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466.

16Hismischiefעֲמָל֣וֹa.ma.LoH5999will returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֑וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, And hisviolenceחֲמָס֥וֹcha.ma.SoH2555will descendיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381uponhis own pateקָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936.

17I will giveאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034thanksH3034to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068according to His righteousnessכְּצִדְק֑וֹke.tzid.KoH6664And willsingוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167praiseH2167to the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945.

The Lord Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A I.e. Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate songShiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord Or concerning the words ofconcerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Commentaries on Psalms 7