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Psalms 7:8
8Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord judges the nations. Declare me righteous, O Lord, for I am innocent, O Most High!
Context of Psalms 7:8
6Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice. 7Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high. Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. 9Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. 10My shield is God Most High, 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:8
- Psalms 9:8He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
- Psalms 82:1God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
- Psalms 96:13Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Acts 17:31For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
- Romans 14:10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
- 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.
- Psalms 35:24Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God; do not let them gloat over me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.
- Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
- Psalms 17:2Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.
- Psalms 18:20The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded 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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