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Psalm 7 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Prayer for Justice

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

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LORD my God, I seek refuge in you;

save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,

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or they[fn] will tear me like a lion,

ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

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LORD my God, if I have done this,

if there is injustice on my hands,

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if I have done harm to one at peace with me

or have plundered[fn] my adversary without cause,

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may an enemy pursue and overtake me;

may he trample me to the ground

and leave my honor in the dust.Selah

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Rise up, LORD, in your anger;

lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;

awake for me;[fn]

you have ordained a judgment.

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Let the assembly of peoples gather around you;

take your seat on high over it.

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The LORD judges the peoples;

vindicate me, LORD,

according to my righteousness and my integrity.

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Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous.

The one who examines the thoughts and emotions[fn]

is a righteous God.

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My shield is with God,

who saves the upright in heart.

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God is a righteous judge

and a God who shows his wrath every day.

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If anyone does not repent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he has strung his bow and made it ready.

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He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he tips his arrows with fire.

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See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,

conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

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He dug a pit and hollowed it out

but fell into the hole he had made.

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His trouble comes back on his own head;

his own violence comes down on top of his head.

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I will thank the LORD for his righteousness;

I will sing about the name of the LORD Most High.

CSB Footnotes
Lit he
Or me and have spared
LXX reads awake, Lord my God
Lit examines hearts and kidneys
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