7:1 A song with music that David wrote. He sang this song to the Lord about Benjamin's descendant, Cush. Lord, my God, I come to you to keep me safe. Please save me from all those people who want to catch me.
7:2 If you do not keep me safe, my enemies will tear me into pieces. They will attack me like lions do, and nobody will be able to save me.
7:3 Lord, my God, if I have done a wrong thing, then let my enemies chase me and catch me. If I have done a bad thing against a friend, let my enemies catch me. If I have helped a friend's enemy to attack him, let my enemies catch me! If I am guilty of any of these things, let my enemies knock me down to the ground. They should leave me there, so that I lie as a dead person in the dirt. Selah.
7:4 Lord, my God, if I have done a wrong thing, then let my enemies chase me and catch me. If I have done a bad thing against a friend, let my enemies catch me. If I have helped a friend's enemy to attack him, let my enemies catch me! If I am guilty of any of these things, let my enemies knock me down to the ground. They should leave me there, so that I lie as a dead person in the dirt. Selah.
7:5 Lord, my God, if I have done a wrong thing, then let my enemies chase me and catch me. If I have done a bad thing against a friend, let my enemies catch me. If I have helped a friend's enemy to attack him, let my enemies catch me! If I am guilty of any of these things, let my enemies knock me down to the ground. They should leave me there, so that I lie as a dead person in the dirt. Selah.
7:6 But Lord, now do something! Wake up and help me! Show how angry you are against my enemies. Punish them in the way that you know is right!
7:7 Bring together the people of all nations, to stand in front of you. Rule over them from high above.
7:8 You, Lord, judge the people of all nations. Lord, Most High God, say that I am not guilty. Truly, I am righteous and honest.
7:9 Stop wicked people from doing evil things. Keep your own people safe. You always do what is right, and you know how we think and feel.
7:10 The Most High God is like a shield to keep me safe. He takes care of good, honest people.
7:11 God is a judge who is fair. Every day he is angry against wicked people.
7:12 If they do not change the way that they live, God will prepare to punish them. He will make his sword sharp, and he will put an arrow in his bow.
7:13 He will prepare his dangerous weapons. He is ready to shoot his arrows that burn with fire.
7:14 Look! Wicked people prepare to do evil things! They want to cause trouble. Like a pregnant woman, what starts inside them comes out into the open! They give birth to lies that deceive people.
7:15 Wicked people want to hurt people. They are digging a deep hole for people to fall into. But they fall into the hole themselves!
7:16 The ideas that they have to hurt other people bring trouble on themselves! They want to be cruel to other people, but they themselves receive the pain!
7:17 So I will thank the Lord because he does what is right. The Lord is the Most High God, so I will sing to praise his name!
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