Psalm 7

In You Do I Take Refuge

1 O LORD my God, in You I put my trust;
a Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me, 2 b Lest they tear me like a lion,
c Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O LORD my God, d if I have done this:
If there is e iniquity in my hands, 4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or f have plundered my enemy without cause, 5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah

6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger;
g Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
h Rise up 1 for me to the judgment You have commanded! 7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

8 The LORD shall judge the peoples;
i Judge me, O LORD, j according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me. 9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
k For the righteous God tests the hearts and 2 minds. 10 3 My defense is of God,
Who saves the l upright in heart. 11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If he does not turn back,
He will m sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready. 13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts. 14 n Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit and dug it out,
o And has fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 p His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on 4 his own crown.

17 I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 31:15
    My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 57:4
    My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
    Isaiah 38:13
    I have considered until morning - Like a lion, So He breaks all my bones; From day until night You make an end of me.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 50:22
    Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 16:7
    Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: "Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!
  5. Cross References
    1 Samuel 24:11
    Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.
  6. Cross References
    1 Samuel 24:7
    So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.
    1 Samuel 26:9
    But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 94:2
    Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 35:23
    Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.
    Psalms 44:23
    Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 26:1
    Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip.
    Psalms 35:24
    Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
    Psalms 43:1
    Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 18:20
    The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
    Psalms 35:24
    Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
  11. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:7
    But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 97:10
    You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
    Psalms 97:11
    Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
    Psalms 125:4
    Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:41
    If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
  14. Cross References
    Job 15:35
    They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; Their womb prepares deceit.
    Isaiah 59:4
    No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.
    James 1:15
    Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
  15. Cross References
    Job 4:8
    Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.
    Psalms 57:6
    They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
  16. Cross References
    Esther 9:25
    But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
    Psalms 140:9
    As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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