NET Bible

Psalm 7

^7:1 O Lord my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me. Rescue me! ^7:2 Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me. ^7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions, ^7:4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy, ^7:5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah) ^7:6 Stand up angrily, Lord. Rise up with raging fury against my enemies. Wake up for my sake, and execute the judgment you have decreed for them. ^7:7 The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them. ^7:8 The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One. ^7:9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end. But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives. ^7:10 The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright. ^7:11 God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day. ^7:12 If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow. ^7:13 He has prepared deadly weapons to use against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows. ^7:14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies— ^7:15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. ^7:16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans — and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. ^7:17 I will thank the Lord for his justice; I will sing praises to the Lord Most High!

^7:17 For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David.