Psalm 7:1–4

Title A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 Lord my God, I take refuge in you;

save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

2 or they will tear me apart like a lion

and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3 Lord my God, if I have done this

and there is guilt on my hands—

Title A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge;

save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

2 lest like a lion they tear my soul apart,

rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,

if there is wrong in my hands,

Title Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.

1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust:

Save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this;

If there be iniquity in my hands;

Title A psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.

1 I come to you for protection, O Lord my God.

Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!

2 If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,

tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done wrong

or am guilty of injustice,

Title A Meditation Concerning the Words of Cush, a Benjamite.

1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me;

And deliver me,

2 Lest they tear me like a lion,

Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this:

If there is iniquity in my hands,

Title A shiggaion of David which he sang to the Lord about Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin.

1 Lord my God, I trust in you for protection.

Save me and rescue me

from those who are chasing me.

2 Otherwise, like a lion they will tear me apart.

They will rip me to pieces, and no one can save me.

3 Lord my God, what have I done?

Have my hands done something wrong?

Title Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite.

1 O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge:

Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Jehovah my God, if I have done this;

If there be iniquity in my hands;

Title Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite.

1 Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me; 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer. 3 Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;

Title A shiggaionby David; he sang it to the Lord about the ⸤slanderous⸥ words of Cush, a descendant of Benjamin. 

1 O Lord my God, I have taken refuge in you. 

Save me, and rescue me from all who are pursuing me. 

2 Like a lion they will tear me to pieces 

and drag me off with no one to rescue me. 

3 O Lord my God, 

if I have done this— 

if my hands are stained with injustice, 

Title A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You;

save me from all my pursuers and rescue me

2 or they will tear me like a lion,

ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

3 Yahweh my God, if I have done this,

if there is injustice on my hands,

Title A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 O Lord my God, in you I take refuge;

save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me,

2 or like a lion they will tear me apart;

they will drag me away, with no one to rescue.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,

if there is wrong in my hands,

Title A Shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh

on account of Cush, a Benjaminite.

1 O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge.

Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me.

2 Or else he will tear me apart like a lion,

ripping to pieces, with none to deliver.

3 O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this,

if there is wrong in my hands,

Title A shiggaion of David. He sang it to the Lord about Cush, who was from the tribe of Benjamin.

1 Lord my God, I go to you for safety.

Help me. Save me from all those who are chasing me.

2 If you don’t, they will tear me apart as if they were lions.

They will rip me to pieces so that no one can save me.

3 Lord my God, suppose I have done something wrong.

Suppose I am guilty.

Title A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge;

Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

2 Or he will tear my soul like a lion,

Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,

If there is injustice in my hands,