Psalms 7
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A Shiggaion + 7:1 Shiggaion is probably a musical or liturgical term. of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

I Take Refuge in You

1Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,+ 2lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.+ 3Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,+ 4if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),+ 5let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.+ 6Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.+ 7Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.+ 8Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.+ 9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.+ 10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.+ 11God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.+ 12If a man doesn’t relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.+ 13He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.+ 14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.+ 15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.+ 16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.+ 17I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.+
Footnotes (1)
  1. a 7:14 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

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