CINXE.COM

<!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 Smith's Literal Translation</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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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="../">SLT</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 width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><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">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/7-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">I Take Refuge in You<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Song of David which he sang to Jehovah upon the words of Cush, son of the right hand. O Jehovah my God, in thee I put My trust: save me from all pursuing me, and deliver me:<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Lest he shall rend my soul as the lion, breaking in pieces and none delivering.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>O Jehovah my God, if I did this, if there is iniquity in my hand;<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>If I rewarded evil him being at peace with me; (and I will deliver mine enemy undeservedly:)<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The enemy will pursue my soul, and overtake; and he will tread down my life to the earth, and he will cause mine honor to dwell upon the dust Silence.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger, lift up thyself for the wrath of mine enemies: and awake to me the judgment thou didst command.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And the assembly of the people shall surround thee: and for it turn back on high.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Jehovah shall judge peoples: judge me, O Jehovah, according to my justice, and according to mine integrity upon me.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now shall the evil of the unjust come to an end; and thou wilt direct the just one: for the just God tried hearts and reins.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My shield upon God, saving the upright of heart.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>God judging the just one, and being angry in all the days.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If he shall not turn back, he will sharpen his sword; he bent his bow and he will be prepared.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he prepared to himself the instruments of death; he will work his arrows for those inflaming.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Behold, lie will bring forth vanity, and he conceived trouble, and he will bring forth falsehood.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He dug a pit, and he will dig it out, and he will fall into the pitfall he will make.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>His trouble shall turn back upon his head, and his violence shall come down upon his crown.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will confess to Jehovah according to his justice: and I will play on the harp to the name of Jehovah most high.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. Smith<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>