Verse 1
Psalms 7:1
Bible in Basic English
1
<Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O Lord my God (Elohim), I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
Original Language Text
hebrew
שִׁגָּי֗וֹן לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֥ר לַ/יהוָ֑ה עַל דִּבְרֵי כ֝֗וּשׁ בֶּן יְמִינִֽי
English Translation
A song of lament for David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 7 Context
1
<Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O Lor...
2
So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my...
Focus ↗
3
O Lord my God (Elohim), if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
Focus ↗
4
If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against...
Focus ↗
5
Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into t...
Focus ↗
6
Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God (Elohim), give orders...
Focus ↗
7
The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.
Focus ↗
8
The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness,...
Focus ↗
9
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds an...
Focus ↗
10
God (Elohim), who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Focus ↗
11
God (Elohim) is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
Focus ↗
12
If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.
Focus ↗
13
He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.
Focus ↗
14
That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.
Focus ↗
15
He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
Focus ↗
16
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
Focus ↗
17
I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Mos...
Focus ↗