Psalm 7 Free Bible Version
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 A psalm (shiggaion) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin. Lord my God, you are my protection. Save me from those who persecute me; please rescue me!
1 Sigaión de David, que cantó á Jehová sobre las palabras de Cus, hijo de Benjamín. JEHOVÁ Dios mío, en ti he confiado: sálvame de todos los que me persiguen, y líbrame;
2 Otherwise they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to save me.
2 No sea que arrebate mi alma, cual león que despedaza, sin que haya quien libre.
3 If I have done what I'm accused of, if my hands are guilty,
3 Jehová Dios mío, si yo he hecho esto, si hay en mis manos iniquidad;
4 If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,
4 Si dí mal pago al pacífico conmigo, (hasta he libertado al que sin causa era mi enemigo;)
5 Then let my enemies chase me down; let them trample me in the dust and drag my reputation through the dirt. Selah.
5 Persiga el enemigo mi alma, y alcánce[la]; y pise en tierra mi vida, y mi honra ponga en el polvo. (Selah.)
6 Stand up, Lord, in your anger, rise up against the fury of my enemies; wake up, Lord, and bring me justice!
6 Levántate, oh Jehová, con tu furor; álzate á causa de las iras de mis angustiadores, y despierta en favor mío el juicio [que] mandaste.
7 Bring together the nations before you; rule them from your throne on high.
7 Y te rodeará concurso de pueblo; por cuyo amor vuélvete luego [á levantar] en alto.
8 The Lord judges all people. Defend me, Lord, because I do what is right, because of my integrity.
8 Jehová juzgará los pueblos: júzgame, oh Jehová, conforme á mi justicia y conforme á mi integridad.
9 Please bring an end to the evil done by the wicked; vindicate those who do good, for you are the God of right who examines hearts and minds.
9 Consúmase ahora la malicia de los inicuos, y establece al justo; pues el Dios justo prueba los corazones y los riñones.
10 The Most High God is my defense, the one who saves those who live right.
10 Mi escudo está en Dios, que salva á los rectos de corazón.
11 God is a fair judge who is always hostile to evil.
11 Dios es el que juzga al justo: y Dios está airado todos los días [contra el impío].
12 If people do not change their minds, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent and strung his bow.
12 Si no se convirtiere, él afilará su espada: armado tiene ya su arco, y lo ha preparado.
13 He has prepared weapons of death, he has his flaming arrows ready.
13 Asimismo ha aparejado para él armas de muerte; ha labrado sus saetas para los que persiguen.
14 See how the wicked conceive evil! They are pregnant with trouble. They give birth to dishonesty.
14 He aquí ha tenido parto de iniquidad: concibió trabajo, y parió mentira.
15 They dig a deep hole to catch people, but then fall into it themselves.
15 Pozo ha cavado, y ahondádolo; y en la fosa que hizo caerá.
16 The trouble they cause rebounds to hit them on the head; their violence against others comes down on their own skulls.
16 Su trabajo se tornará sobre su cabeza, y su agravio descenderá sobre su mollera.
17 I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.
17 Alabaré yo á Jehová conforme á su justicia, y cantaré al nombre de Jehová el Altísimo.
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Cush
A Benjamite named in the title of Psalm 7, which David sang to the LORD concerning his words.
Cited in the guide: Psalm 7:1
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 31:15; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 4:19; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 35:1–3
- 2 Psalm 50:22; 2 Timothy 4:17; Isaiah 38:13; 1 Peter 5:8; Deuteronomy 33:20
- 3 1 Samuel 24:11; 1 Samuel 26:18–19; Psalm 59:3; Job 11:14; Joshua 22:22
- 4 1 Samuel 24:17–19; Psalm 55:20; Jeremiah 18:20–21; Psalm 109:5; 1 Samuel 24:7
- 5 Malachi 4:3; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 49:12; Jeremiah 17:13; Psalm 3:2
- 6 Psalm 35:23; Psalm 44:23; Isaiah 33:10; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 138:7
- 7 Revelation 19:2; Revelation 18:20; Revelation 16:5–7; Psalm 138:6; Psalm 113:5–6
- 8 Psalm 96:13; Romans 14:10–12; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Psalm 43:1; Psalm 98:9
- 9 Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 20:12; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Samuel 16:7
- 10 Psalm 125:4; Psalm 84:11; Genesis 15:1; Proverbs 28:18; Proverbs 2:21
- 11 Nahum 1:2; Nahum 1:6; Psalm 7:8; Psalm 94:15; Psalm 140:12–13
- 12 Acts 3:19; Matthew 3:10; Isaiah 55:6–7; Deuteronomy 32:41; Psalm 85:4
- 13 2 Thessalonians 1:6; Habakkuk 3:13; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 16:6; Psalm 64:7
- 14 Job 15:35; James 1:15; Isaiah 33:11; Job 15:20; Isaiah 59:4–5
- 15 Job 4:8; Psalm 141:10; Proverbs 26:27; Ecclesiastes 10:8–9; Psalm 35:7–8
- 16 Esther 9:25; Psalm 37:12–13; 1 Kings 2:32; 1 Samuel 28:19; 1 Samuel 24:12–13
- 17 Psalm 9:2; Psalm 98:2; Psalm 71:15–16; Psalm 111:3; Psalm 92:8
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Now the story which gave occasion to this prophecy may be easily recognised in the second book of Kings. For there Chusi, the friend of king David, went over to the side of Abessalon, his son, who was carrying on war against his father, for the purpose of discovering and reporting the designs which he was taking against his father, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
But that it belongs to God only to know men's secrets, hear what saith the prophet, "Thou most entirely alone knowest the hearts;" and again, "God trieth the hearts and reins; " and Jeremiah too saith, "The heart is deep above all things, and it is man, and who shall know him?" and, "Man shall look on the face, but …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… for a faithful man it is hard to find: not that thou shouldest shew thy conscience to me, for thou art not to be judged of man's judgment; but that thou shew the sincerity of thy faith to God, who trieth the reins and hearts, and knoweth the thoughts of men.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)