Psalms 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
World Behind This Chapter
Explore the people, places, language, history, and material world connected to Psalms 7.
What stands out about Cush the Benjaminite in Psalm 7?
Psalm 7 builds its movement around Cush the Benjaminite, accusation, courtroom language, and divine justice. Tracking repeated words, parallel lines, changes of speaker, and image clusters shows how the poem develops before assigning a later interpretation.
What world does Psalm 7 ask the reader to picture?
The poem evokes courtroom imagery under open heaven. Those settings may be literal, remembered, ritual, or metaphorical; distinguishing those possibilities is part of reading Hebrew poetry carefully.
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- Psalm 7 in STEP BibleSTEP Bible
Interactive Hebrew-study tools for Psalm 7, including refuge, enemy pursuit, innocence oath, divine judgment, shield imagery, wickedness, pit imagery, and violence returning on the attacker.
- Psalm 7: Hebrew and English TextMechon Mamre
Bilingual Hebrew-English text for Psalm 7, including refuge, lion imagery, oath of innocence, divine judgment, shield, sword, bow, pit, and thanksgiving.
- Psalm 7:10 Interlinear BibleBible Hub
Verse-specific Hebrew interlinear for the shield imagery in Psalm 7. Useful for studying divine protection language and the psalm’s movement from accusation to trust in God as judge.
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