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Psalm 7

Plea for Help against Persecutors

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

O Lord my God, in you I take refuge;
    save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me,(A)

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Psalm 7[a]

A shiggaion[b](A) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Lord my God, I take refuge(B) in you;
    save and deliver me(C) from all who pursue me,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  2. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

15 My times are in your hand;
    deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.(A)

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15 My times(A) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.

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A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk according to Shigionoth.

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Habakkuk’s Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Probably a literary or musical term

19 Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust their lives to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

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19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will(A) should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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And you shall flee by the valley of the Lord’s mountain,[a] for the valley between the mountains shall reach to Azal,[b] and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with him.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.5 Heb my mountains
  2. 14.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain

You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake[a](A) in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come,(B) and all the holy ones with him.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:5 Or My mountain valley will be blocked and will extend to Azel. It will be blocked as it was blocked because of the earthquake

19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act and do not delay! For your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people bear your name!”(A)

The Seventy Weeks

20 While I was speaking and was praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God on behalf of the holy mountain of my God,(B)

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19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!(A) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,(B) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

The Seventy “Sevens”

20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing(C) my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill(D)

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I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying,

“Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, keeping covenant and steadfast love with those who love you[a] and keep your[b] commandments,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.4 Heb him
  2. 9.4 Heb his

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(A)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,(B) who keeps his covenant of love(C) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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18 Indeed, I heard Ephraim pleading:
“You disciplined me, and I took the discipline;
    I was like an untrained calf.
Bring me back; let me come back,
    for you are the Lord my God.(A)

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.

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11 But the Lord is with me like a terrifying warrior;
    therefore my persecutors will stumble,
    and they will not prevail.
They will be greatly shamed,
    for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonor
    will never be forgotten.(A)

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11 But the Lord(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(B) will stumble and not prevail.(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.

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15 O Lord, you know;
    remember me and visit me,
    and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance do not take me away;
    know that on your account I suffer insult.(A)

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15 Lord, you understand;
    remember me and care for me.
    Avenge me on my persecutors.(A)
You are long-suffering(B)—do not take me away;
    think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.(C)

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10 Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
    and has no light,
yet trusts in the name of the Lord
    and relies upon his God?(A)

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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Do not put your trust in princes,
    in mortals, in whom there is no help.(A)
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
    on that very day their plans perish.(B)

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(C)
who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(D)

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Do not put your trust in princes,(A)
    in human beings,(B) who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(C)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.(D)
Blessed are those(E) whose help(F) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

He is the Maker of heaven(G) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(H) forever.

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26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
    my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(A)

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26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(A)
    my God, the Rock(B) my Savior.’(C)

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