7:1 O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
7:1 {A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.} O LORD my God, in Thee I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

7:2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

7:3 O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands,

7:4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)
7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

7:5 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. (Selah)
7:5 Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake [it]; And let him trample my life down to the ground, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

7:6 Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
7:6 Arise, O LORD, in Thine anger; Lift up Thyself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Thyself for me; Thou hast appointed judgment.

7:7 And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high.
7:7 And let the assembly of the peoples encompass Thee; And over them return Thou on high.

7:8 Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
7:8 The LORD judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

7:9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.
7:9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

7:10 My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.
7:10 My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.

7:11 God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.
7:11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day.

7:12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
7:12 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.

7:13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery (shafts).
7:13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
7:14 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief, and brings forth falsehood.

7:15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.

7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

7:17 I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
7:17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.