Psalms - Chapter 7 | Good News Translation

  • 1. O LORD, my God, I come to you for protection; rescue me and save me from all who pursue me,
  • 2. or else like a lion they will carry me off where no one can save me, and there they will tear me to pieces.
  • 3. O LORD, my God, if I have wronged anyone, if I have betrayed a friend or without cause done violence to my enemy --- if I have done any of these things---
  • 4. {cf15I (SEE 7:3)}
  • 5. then let my enemies pursue me and catch me, let them cut me down and kill me and leave me lifeless on the ground!
  • 6. Rise in your anger, O LORD! Stand up against the fury of my enemies; rouse yourself and help me! Justice is what you demand,
  • 7. so bring together all the peoples around you, and rule over them from above.
  • 8. You are the judge of all people. Judge in my favor, O LORD; you know that I am innocent.
  • 9. You are a righteous God and judge our thoughts and desires. Stop the wickedness of evildoers and reward those who are good.
  • 10. God is my protector; he saves those who obey him.
  • 11. God is a righteous judge and always condemns the wicked.
  • 12. If they do not change their ways, God will sharpen his sword. He bends his bow and makes it ready;
  • 13. he takes up his deadly weapons and aims his burning arrows.
  • 14. See how wicked people think up evil; they plan trouble and practice deception.
  • 15. But in the traps they set for others, they themselves get caught.
  • 16. So they are punished by their own evil and are hurt by their own violence.
  • 17. I thank the LORD for his justice; I sing praises to the LORD, the Most High.
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