New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 7:8
8The Lord 1judges the peoples; 23Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
Psalms 7:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
- New International Version (NIV)Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.
Context of Psalms 7:8
6Arise, Lord, in Your anger; Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies, And stir Yourself for me; You have ordered judgment. 7Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And return on high over it. The Lord judges the peoples; Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. 9Please let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God puts hearts and minds to the test. 10My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:8 word by word
יְהוָה֮ יָדִ֪ין עַ֫מִּ֥ים שָׁפְטֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה כְּצִדְקִ֖י וּכְתֻמִּ֣י עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 7:8
- Psalms 9:8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples fairly.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.
- Psalms 82:1God takes His position in His assembly; He judges in the midst of the gods.
- Psalms 96:13Before the Lord, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with fairness.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
- Acts 17:31because He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all people by raising Him from the dead.”
- Romans 14:10But as for you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or you as well, why do you regard your brother or sister with contempt? For we will all appear before the judgment seat of God.
- 1 Corinthians 4:4For I am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Psalms 35:24Judge me, Lord my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; Save me from the deceitful and unjust person!
- Genesis 31:53The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
- Psalms 17:2Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with integrity.
- Psalms 18:20The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
Commentaries on Psalms 7:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Lord shall judge the people - He will execute justice and maintain truth among them. They shall not be as sheep without a shepherd. Judge me, O Lord - Let my innocence be brought to the light, and my just dealing made clear as the noonday.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord shall judge the people - Expressing his confident belief that God would interpose, and that his judgment would not much longer be delayed. The proposition is a general one - that God would see that justice would be done to all people; and on this ground the psalmist pleads that He would now interpose and defend him from his enemies. Judge me, O Lord - That is, in my present circumstances. Interpose to do justice to my cause, and to vindicate me…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The judgment is against the defendants (the peoples) and in favor of the righteous plaintiff (the psalmist; see Psalm 43:1). The psalmist, though not free from all sin, is a person of true integrity (see Psalm 15:2; 25:21; 41:12; 78:72; compare Job 1:1, 8; 9:20, 22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Though not claiming innocence in general, he can confidently do so in this case, and in demanding from the Judge of all the earth a judgment, he virtually asks acquittal.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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