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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 7 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Psalm 7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/6.htm" title="Psalm 6">◄</a> Psalm 7 <a href="../psalms/8.htm" title="Psalm 8">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/psalms/7.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmhdg">Psalm 7 <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.">a</a></sup></span></p> <p class="hebrewtitle">A <span class="emphasis">shiggaion</span> <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Title: Probably a literary or musical term">b</a></sup></span> of David, which he sang to the <span class="name">Lord</span> concerning Cush, a Benjamite.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="name">Lord</span> my God, I take refuge in you;</p><p class="line2">save and deliver me from all who pursue me,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>or they will tear me apart like a lion</p><p class="line2">and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="name">Lord</span> my God, if I have done this</p><p class="line2">and there is guilt on my hands—</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>if I have repaid my ally with evil</p><p class="line2">or without cause have robbed my foe—</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;</p><p class="line2">let him trample my life to the ground</p><p class="line2">and make me sleep in the dust. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.">c</a></sup></span> </p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Arise, <span class="name">Lord</span>, in your anger;</p><p class="line2">rise up against the rage of my enemies.</p><p class="line2">Awake, my God; decree justice.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Let the assembled peoples gather around you,</p><p class="line2">while you sit enthroned over them on high.</p> <p class="line2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Let the <span class="name">Lord</span> judge the peoples.</p><p class="line1">Vindicate me, <span class="name">Lord</span>, according to my righteousness,</p><p class="line2">according to my integrity, O Most High.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Bring to an end the violence of the wicked</p><p class="line2">and make the righteous secure—</p><p class="line1">you, the righteous God</p><p class="line2">who probes minds and hearts.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My shield <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or sovereign">d</a></sup></span> is God Most High,</p><p class="line2">who saves the upright in heart.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>God is a righteous judge,</p><p class="line2">a God who displays his wrath every day.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If he does not relent,</p><p class="line2">he <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or If anyone does not repent, God">e</a></sup></span> will sharpen his sword;</p><p class="line2">he will bend and string his bow.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He has prepared his deadly weapons;</p><p class="line2">he makes ready his flaming arrows.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Whoever is pregnant with evil</p><p class="line2">conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out</p><p class="line2">falls into the pit they have made.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The trouble they cause recoils on them;</p><p class="line2">their violence comes down on their own heads.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will give thanks to the <span class="name">Lord</span> because of his righteousness;</p><p class="line2">I will sing the praises of the name of the <span class="name">Lord</span> Most High.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">Title: Probably a literary or musical term</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Hebrew has <i>Selah</i> (a word of uncertain meaning) here.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>sovereign</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>If anyone does not repent,<br />     God</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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