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World English Bible Classic

A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite.

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

Footnotes

  1. § 7:14 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version

Shiggaion H7692 of David, H1732 which he sang H7891 unto the Lord, H3068 concerning the words H1697 of Cush H3568 the Benjamite. H1121

[1] H1145 O Lord H3068 my God, H430 in thee do I put my trust: H2620
Save H3467 me from all them that persecute H7291 me, and deliver H5337 me:
[2] Lest he tear H2963 my soul H5315 like a lion, H738 rending it in pieces, H6561
While there is none to deliver.§ H5337
[3] O Lord H3068 my God, H430 if I have done H6213 this;
If there be H3426 iniquity H5766 in my hands; H3709
[4] If I have rewarded H1580 evil H7451 unto him that was at peace H7999 with me;
(Yea, I have delivered H2502 him that without cause H7387 is mine enemy:) H6887
[5] Let the enemy H341 persecute H7291 my soul, H5315 and take H5381 it;
Yea, let him tread down H7429 my life H2416 upon the earth, H776 and lay H7931 mine honour H3519 in the dust. H6083 Selah. H5542
[6] Arise, H6965 O Lord, H3068 in thine anger, H639 lift up H5375 thyself because of the rage H5678 of mine enemies: H6887
And awake H5782 for me to the judgment H4941 that thou hast commanded. H6680
[7] So shall the congregation H5712 of the people H3816 compass thee about: H5437
For their sakes therefore return H7725 thou on high. H4791
[8] The Lord H3068 shall judge H1777 the people: H5971 Judge H8199 me, O Lord, H3068
According to my righteousness, H6664 and according to mine integrity H8537 that is in me.
[9] Oh let the wickedness H7451 of the wicked H7563 come to an end; H1584
but establish H3559 the just: H6662
For the righteous H6662 God H430
Trieth H974 the hearts H3826 and reins. H3629
[10] My defence H4043 is of God, H430
Which saveth H3467 the upright H3477 in heart. H3820
[11] God H430 judgeth H8199 the righteous, H6662§
And God H410 is angry H2194 with the wicked every day. H3117
[12] If he turn H7725 not, he will whet H3913 his sword; H2719
He hath bent H1869 his bow, H7198 and made it ready. H3559
[13] He hath also prepared H3559 for him the instruments H3627 of death; H4194
He ordaineth H6466 his arrows H2671 against the persecutors. H1814
[14] Behold, he travaileth H2254 with iniquity, H205
And hath conceived H2029 mischief, H5999 and brought forth H3205 falsehood. H8267
[15] He made H3738 a pit, H953 and digged H2658 it,
And is fallen H5307 into the ditch H7845 which he made. H6466
[16] His mischief H5999 shall return H7725 upon his own head, H7218
And his violent H2555 dealing shall come down H3381 upon his own pate. H6936
[17] I will praise H3034 the Lord H3068 according to his righteousness: H6664
And will sing praise H2167 to the name H8034 of the Lord H3068 most high. H5945

Footnotes

  1. § 7:2 Heb. not a deliverer
  2. § 7:11 Or, God is a righteous Judge
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Ψαλμὸς G5568 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ, G1138 ὃν G3739 ᾖσεν G103 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ὑπὲρ G5228 τῶν G3588 λόγων G3056 Χουσι υἱοῦ G5207 Ιεμενι. Κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 ἐπὶ G1909 σοὶ G4671 ἤλπισα· G1679 σῶσόν G4982 με G3165 ἐκ G1537 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 διωκόντων G1377 με G3165 καὶ G2532 ῥῦσαί G4506 με, G3165 [2] ‡μήποτε G3379 ἁρπάσῃ G726 ὡς G5613 λέων G3023 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 μὴ G3361 ὄντος G5607 λυτρουμένου G3084 μηδὲ G3366 σῴζοντος. G4982 [3] ‡Κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 εἰ G1487 ἐποίησα G4160 τοῦτο, G5124 εἰ G1487 ἔστιν G2076 ἀδικία G93 ἐν G1722 χερσίν G5495 μου, G3450 [4] ‡εἰ G1487 ἀνταπέδωκα G467 τοῖς G3588 ἀνταποδιδοῦσίν G467 μοι G3427 κακά, G2556 ἀποπέσοιν G634 ἄρα G686 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἐχθρῶν G2190 μου G3450 κενός, G2756 [5] ‡καταδιώξαι G2614 ἄρα G686 ὁ G3588 ἐχθρὸς G2190 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 καταλάβοι G2638 καὶ G2532 καταπατήσαι G2662 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 τὴν G3588 ζωήν G2222 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 δόξαν G1391 μου G3450 εἰς G1519 χοῦν G5522 κατασκηνώσαι. G2681 Διάψαλμα. [6] ‡Ἀνάστηθι, G450 κύριε, G2962 ἐν G1722 ὀργῇ G3709 σου, G4675 ὑψώθητι G5312 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 πέρασι G4009 τῶν G3588 ἐχθρῶν G2190 μου· G3450 ἐξεγέρθητι, G1825 κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 ἐν G1722 προστάγματι, ᾧ G3739 ἐνετείλω, G1781 [7] ‡καὶ G2532 συναγωγὴ G4864 λαῶν G2992 κυκλώσει G2944 σε, G4571 καὶ G2532 ὑπὲρ G5228 ταύτης G3778 εἰς G1519 ὕψος G5311 ἐπίστρεψον. G1994 [8] ‡Κύριος G2962 κρινεῖ G2919 λαούς· G2992 κρῖνόν G2919 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 δικαιοσύνην G1343 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 ἀκακίαν μου G3450 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμοί. G1699 [9] ‡Συντελεσθήτω G4931 δὴ G1211 πονηρία G4189 ἁμαρτωλῶν, G268 καὶ G2532 κατευθυνεῖς G2720 δίκαιον· G1342 ἐτάζων καρδίας G2588 καὶ G2532 νεφροὺς G3510 ὁ G3588 θεός. G2316 [10] ‡Δικαία G1342 ἡ G3588 βοήθειά G996 μου G3450 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 τοῦ G3588 σῴζοντος G4982 τοὺς G3588 εὐθεῖς G2117 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ. G2588 [11] ‡Ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 κριτὴς G2923 δίκαιος G1342 καὶ G2532 ἰσχυρὸς G2478 καὶ G2532 μακρόθυμος μὴ G3361 ὀργὴν G3709 ἐπάγων G1863 καθ’ G2596 ἑκάστην G1538 ἡμέραν. G2250 [12] ‡Ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 ἐπιστραφῆτε, G1994 τὴν G3588 ῥομφαίαν G4501 αὐτοῦ G846 στιλβώσει· G4744 τὸ G3588 τόξον G5115 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐνέτεινεν καὶ G2532 ἡτοίμασεν G2090 αὐτὸ G846 [13] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 ἡτοίμασεν G2090 σκεύη G4632 θανάτου, G2288 τὰ G3588 βέλη G956 αὐτοῦ G846 τοῖς G3588 καιομένοις G2545 ἐξειργάσατο. [14] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ὠδίνησεν G5605 ἀδικίαν, G93 συνέλαβεν G4815 πόνον G4192 καὶ G2532 ἔτεκεν G5088 ἀνομίαν· G458 [15] ‡λάκκον ὤρυξεν G3736 καὶ G2532 ἀνέσκαψεν αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐμπεσεῖται G1706 εἰς G1519 βόθρον, ὃν G3739 εἰργάσατο· G2038 [16] ‡ἐπιστρέψει G1994 ὁ G3588 πόνος G4192 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 κορυφὴν αὐτοῦ G846 ἡ G3588 ἀδικία G93 αὐτοῦ G846 καταβήσεται. G2597 [17] ‡Ἐξομολογήσομαι G1843 κυρίῳ G2962 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 δικαιοσύνην G1343 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ψαλῶ G5567 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 ὑψίστου. G5310
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 7:1 Originally verses 7:1–2.
  2. ‡ 7:2 Originally verse 7:3.
  3. ‡ 7:3 Originally verse 7:4.
  4. ‡ 7:4 Originally verse 7:5.
  5. ‡ 7:5 Originally verse 7:6.
  6. ‡ 7:6 Originally verse 7:7.
  7. ‡ 7:7 Originally verse 7:8.
  8. ‡ 7:8 Originally verse 7:9.
  9. ‡ 7:9 Originally verse 7:10.
  10. ‡ 7:10 Originally verse 7:11.
  11. ‡ 7:11 Originally verse 7:12.
  12. ‡ 7:12 Originally verse 7:13.
  13. ‡ 7:13 Originally verse 7:14.
  14. ‡ 7:14 Originally verse 7:15.
  15. ‡ 7:15 Originally verse 7:16.
  16. ‡ 7:16 Originally verse 7:17.
  17. ‡ 7:17 Originally verse 7:18.