New King James Version
Psalms 7:8
8The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within 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 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, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! 7So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me. 9Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. 10My defense is of 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:8
- Psalms 9:8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
- Psalms 82:1God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.
- Psalms 96:13For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth.
- Psalms 98:9For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Acts 17:31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
- Romans 14:10But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 4:4For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip.
- Psalms 35:24Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
- Genesis 31:53The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- Psalms 17:2Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.
- Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed 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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