New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 7:1-9

1 1 2O Lord my God, 3in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and 4rescue me,2Or he will tear 5my soul 6like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is no one to rescue me.

3O Lord my God, if I have done this, If there is 7injustice in my hands,4If I have 8done evil to 9my friend, Or have 10plundered 11my enemy for no reason,5Let the enemy pursue 12my soul and overtake 13it; And let him trample my life to the ground And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

6 14Arise, Lord, in Your anger; 15Raise Yourself against 16the rage of my enemies, And 17stir Yourself 18for me; You have ordered judgment.7Let the assembly of the 19peoples encompass You, And return on high over it.8The Lord 20judges the peoples; 21 22Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.9Please let 23the evil of the wicked come to an end, but 24establish the righteous; For the righteous God 25puts hearts and 26minds to the test.

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Notes

1. Psalms 7:1 I.e., Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild, passionate song ↩
2. Psalms 7:1 Or concerning the words of ↩
3. Psalms 7:1 Ps 31:1; 71:1 ↩
4. Psalms 7:1 Ps 31:15 ↩
5. Psalms 7:2 Or me ↩
6. Psalms 7:2 Ps 57:4; Is 38:13 ↩
7. Psalms 7:3 1 Sam 24:11 ↩
8. Psalms 7:4 Ps 109:4, 5 ↩
9. Psalms 7:4 Lit him who was at peace with me ↩
10. Psalms 7:4 1 Sam 24:7; 26:9 ↩
11. Psalms 7:4 Or him who for no reason was my enemy, ↩
12. Psalms 7:5 Or me ↩
13. Psalms 7:5 Or me ↩
14. Psalms 7:6 Ps 3:7 ↩
15. Psalms 7:6 Ps 94:2 ↩
16. Psalms 7:6 Ps 138:7 ↩
17. Psalms 7:6 Ps 35:23; 44:23 ↩
18. Psalms 7:6 One ancient version reads O my God ↩
19. Psalms 7:7 Ps 22:27 ↩
20. Psalms 7:8 Ps 96:13; 98:9 ↩
21. Psalms 7:8 Lit Judge ↩
22. Psalms 7:8 Ps 18:20; 26:1; 35:24; 43:1 ↩
23. Psalms 7:9 Ps 34:21; 94:23 ↩
24. Psalms 7:9 Ps 37:23; 40:2 ↩
25. Psalms 7:9 Ps 11:4, 5; Jer 11:20; Rev 2:23 ↩
26. Psalms 7:9 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man ↩

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