- 1Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
- 2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
- 3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
- 4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
- 5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- 6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
- 7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
- 8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
- 9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- 10My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
- 11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
- 12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
- 13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
- 14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
- 15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
- 16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
- 17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
KING JAMES VERSION
PSALMS 7
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Psalms 7 — David appeals for righteous judgment, trusting that violence and falsehood will return upon the one who devised them.
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Lion, sword, and arrows remain background symbols; the self-dug pit carries the non-graphic image of retributive justice.
Scripture basis: Psalms 7:1–17King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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