Psalm 7:1–17

¹Lord my God, I take refuge^d in you;

save and deliver me^e from all who pursue me,^f

²or they will tear me apart like a lion^g

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

³Lord my God, if I have done this

and there is guilt on my handsⁱ—

⁴if I have repaid my ally with evil

or without cause^j have robbed my foe—

⁵then let my enemy pursue and overtake^k me;

let him trample my life to the ground^l

and make me sleep in the dust.^cm

⁶Arise,ⁿ Lord, in your anger;

rise up against the rage of my enemies.^o

Awake,^p my God; decree justice.

⁷Let the assembled peoples gather around you,

while you sit enthroned over them on high.^q

⁸Let the Lord judge^r the peoples.

Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,^s

according to my integrity,^t O Most High.^u

⁹Bring to an end the violence of the wicked

and make the righteous secure—^v

you, the righteous God^w

who probes minds and hearts.^x

¹⁰My shield^dy is God Most High,

who saves the upright in heart.^z

¹¹God is a righteous judge,^a

a God who displays his wrath^b every day.

¹²If he does not relent,^c

he^e will sharpen his sword;^d

he will bend and string his bow.^e

¹³He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he makes ready his flaming arrows.^f

¹⁴Whoever is pregnant with evil

conceives trouble and gives birth^g to disillusionment.

¹⁵Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit^h they have made.ⁱ

¹⁶The trouble they cause recoils on them;

their violence comes down on their own heads.

¹⁷I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;^j

I will sing the praises^k of the name of the Lord Most High.^l