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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(A)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [a]minds.
10 [b]My defense is of God,
Who saves the (B)upright in heart.

11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.

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  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man
  2. Psalm 7:10 Lit. My shield is upon God

Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
    and may you establish the righteous—
you who (A)test (B)the minds and hearts,[a]
    O righteous God!
10 My shield is (C)with God,
    who saves (D)the upright in heart.
11 God is (E)a righteous judge,
    and a God who feels (F)indignation every day.

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  1. Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys