Psalms 7
NASB
Psalm 7:1
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O LORD my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
Psalm 7:2
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Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.
Psalm 7:3
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O LORD my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands,
Psalm 7:4
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If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,
Psalm 7:5
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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.
Psalm 7:6
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Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.
Psalm 7:7
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Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high.
Psalm 7:8
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The LORD judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
Psalm 7:9
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O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and (Lit {kidneys,} figurative for inner man) minds.
Psalm 7:10
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My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 7:11
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God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day.
Psalm 7:12
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If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.
Psalm 7:13
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He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
Psalm 7:14
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Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
Psalm 7:15
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He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
Psalm 7:16
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His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon (I.e. the crown of his own head) his own pate.
Psalm 7:17
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I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
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