Verse 17
Psalms 7:17
New Living Translation
17
I will thank the LORD because he is just;<br>I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
יָשׁ֣וּב עֲמָל֣/וֹ בְ/רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ וְ/עַ֥ל קָ֝דְקֳד֗/וֹ חֲמָס֥/וֹ יֵרֵֽד
English Translation
His trouble will return upon his head, and violence will descend upon his crown.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1
I come to you for protection, O LORD my God (Elohim).<br>Save me from my persecutors — rescue me!<br...
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2
If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,<br>tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.<br>
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3
O LORD my God (Elohim), if I have done wrong<br>or am guilty of injustice,<br>
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4
if I have betrayed a friend<br>or plundered my enemy without cause,<br>
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5
then let my enemies capture me.<br>Let them trample me into the ground<br>and drag my honor in the d...
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6
Arise, O LORD, in anger!<br>Stand up against the fury of my enemies!<br>Wake up, my God (Elohim), an...
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7
Gather the nations before you.<br>Rule over them from on high.<br>
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8
The LORD judges the nations.<br>Declare me righteous, O LORD,<br>for I am innocent, O Most High!<br>
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9
End the evil of those who are wicked,<br>and defend the righteous.<br>For you look deep within the m...
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10
God (Elohim) is my shield,<br>saving those whose hearts are true and right.<br>
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11
God (Elohim) is an honest judge.<br>He is angry with the wicked every day.<br>
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12
If a person does not repent,<br>God (Elohim) will sharpen his sword;<br>he will bend and string his...
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13
He will prepare his deadly weapons<br>and shoot his flaming arrows.<br>
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14
The wicked conceive evil;<br>they are pregnant with trouble<br>and give birth to lies.<br>
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15
They dig a deep pit to trap others,<br>then fall into it themselves.<br>
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16
The trouble they make for others backfires on them.<br>The violence they plan falls on their own hea...
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17
I will thank the LORD because he is just;<br>I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.<b...