the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Psalms 7
Psalm 7[a]
A shiggaion[b](a) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1 Lord my God, I take refuge(b) in you;
save and deliver me(c) from all who pursue me,(d)
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion(e)
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(f) me.
3 Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands(g)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause(h) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(i) me;
let him trample my life to the ground(j)
and make me sleep in the dust.[c](k)
6 Arise,(l) Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.(m)
Awake,(n) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.(o)
8 Let the Lord judge(p) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(q)
according to my integrity,(r) O Most High.(s)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—(t)
you, the righteous God(u)
who probes minds and hearts.(v)
10 My shield[d](w) is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.(x)
11 God is a righteous judge,(y)
a God who displays his wrath(z) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(aa)
he[e] will sharpen his sword;(ab)
he will bend and string his bow.(ac)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.(ad)
14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth(ae) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit(af) they have made.(ag)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(ah)
I will sing the praises(ai) of the name of the Lord Most High.(aj)
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