Psalm 7:1–11 | Liturgical Calendar

1

O Lord my God, in you have I put my trust; *

save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me,

2

Lest they devour me like a lion and tear me in pieces, *

while there is none to help.

3

O Lord my God, if I have done any such thing, *

if there be any wickedness in my hands,

4

If I have repaid evil to him who has dealt with me as a friend, *

or plundered him who without any cause is my enemy,

5

Then let my enemy pursue me and overtake me, *

let him trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust.

6

Stand up, O Lord, in your wrath, and lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; *

rise up for me in the judgment that you have commanded.

7

Then shall the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you; *

lift yourself up again, O Lord, you judge of all the nations.

8

Give sentence for me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, *

and according to the innocence that is in me.

9

O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end; *

but establish the just.

10

For the righteous God *

tries the very hearts and minds.

11

God is my shield and my defense; *

he preserves those who are true of heart.