Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

10 My shield[a](D) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(E)
11 God is a righteous judge,(F)
    a God who displays his wrath(G) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(H)
    he[b] will sharpen his sword;(I)
    he will bend and string his bow.(J)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(K)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(L) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(M) they have made.(N)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(O)
    I will sing the praises(P) of the name of the Lord Most High.(Q)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  2. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God

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