Psalm 7:9–15

9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked

and make the righteous secure—

you, the righteous God

who probes minds and hearts.

10 My shield is God Most High,

who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge,

a God who displays his wrath every day.

12 If he does not relent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil

conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit they have made.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just:

For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

10 My defence is of God,

Which saveth the upright in heart.

11 God judgeth the righteous,

And God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword;

He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,

And hath conceived mischief,

And brought forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

9 End the evil of those who are wicked,

and defend the righteous.

For you look deep within the mind and heart,

O righteous God.

10 God is my shield,

saving those whose hearts are true and right.

11 God is an honest judge.

He is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If a person does not repent,

God will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

13 He will prepare his deadly weapons

and shoot his flaming arrows.

14 The wicked conceive evil;

they are pregnant with trouble

and give birth to lies.

15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,

But establish the just;

For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

10 My defense is of God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a just judge,

And God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If he does not turn back,

He will sharpen His sword;

He bends His bow and makes it ready.

13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;

He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;

Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit and dug it out,

And has fallen into the ditch which he made.

9 God, you do what is right.

You know our thoughts and feelings.

Stop those wicked actions done by evil people,

and help those who do what is right.

10 God protects me like a shield;

he saves those whose hearts are right.

11 God judges by what is right,

and God is always ready to punish the wicked.

12 If they do not change their lives,

God will sharpen his sword;

he will string his bow and take aim.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he has made his flaming arrows.

14 There are people who think up evil

and plan trouble and tell lies.

15 They dig a hole to trap others,

but they will fall into it themselves.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous:

For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

10 My shield is with God,

Who saveth the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge,

Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword;

He hath bent his bow, and made it ready;

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;

Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

15 He hath made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous man; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God.

10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart. 11 God is a righteous judge, and a •God who is indignant all the day. 12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, 13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: 15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.

9 Let the evil within wicked people come to an end, 

but make the righteous person secure, 

O righteous God who examines thoughts and emotions. 

10 My shield is God above, 

who saves those whose motives are decent. 

11 God is a fair judge, 

a God who is angered by injustice every day. 

12 If a person does not change, God sharpens his sword. 

By bending his bow, he makes it ready ⸤to shoot⸥. 

13 He prepares his deadly weapons 

and turns them into flaming arrows. 

14 See how that person conceives evil, 

is pregnant with harm, 

and gives birth to lies. 

15 He digs a pit and shovels it out. 

Then he falls into the hole that he made ⸤for others⸥. 

9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous.

The One who examines the thoughts and emotions

is a righteous God.

10 My shield is with God,

who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge

and a God who shows His wrath every day.

12 If anyone does not repent,

God will sharpen His sword;

He has strung His bow and made it ready.

13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;

He tips His arrows with fire.

14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,

conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out

but fell into the hole he had made.

9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous,

you who test the minds and hearts,

O righteous God.

10 God is my shield,

who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge

and a God who has indignation every day.

12 If one does not repent, God will whet his sword;

he has bent and strung his bow;

13 he has prepared his deadly weapons,

making his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See how they conceive evil

and are pregnant with mischief

and bring forth lies.

15 They make a pit, digging it out,

and fall into the hole that they have made.

9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous,

and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

10 My shield is with God

who saves the upright of heart.

11 God is a righteous judge,

and a God who has indignation every day.

12 If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword.

He has bent his bow and he has strung it.

13 And he has prepared for him weapons of death.

He has made his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See, he travails with evil.

He is pregnant with trouble,

and he gives birth to deception.

15 He makes a pit and digs it out,

then falls in the trap he has made.

9 God, you always do what is right.

You look deep down inside the hearts and minds of people.

Bring to an end the terrible things sinful people do.

Make godly people safe.

10 The Most High God is like a shield that keeps me safe.

He saves those whose hearts are honest.

11 God judges fairly.

He shows his anger every day.

12 If evil people don’t change their ways,

God will sharpen his sword.

He will get his bow ready to use.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons.

He has made his flaming arrows ready.

14 Anyone who is full of evil

plans trouble and ends up telling lies.

15 Anyone who digs a hole and shovels it out

falls into the pit he has made.

9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;

For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

10 My shield is with God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

11 God is a righteous judge,

And a God who has indignation every day.

12 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and made it ready.

13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,

And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.