Psalm 7

1Lordmy God, I take refuge in you. me, save me from all who pursue me; 2or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue. 3Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt, 4if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause, 5may the enemy chase and find me, my life to the ground, my honor leave in the dirt! Selah 6Arise, Lord, in anger, my foes rise in fury. for my help: let justice be done. 7Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne, 8as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity. 9Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, the righteous. of hearts and minds, righteous God. 10God is my shield: the upright in heart. 11God is a just judge, in righteous anger. 12He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready, 13his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame. 14The enemy who conceives evil; with mischief, to lies, 15a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall. 16On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.