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10 God is my shield,
    saving those whose hearts are true and right.
11 God is an honest judge.
    He is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If a person does not repent,
    God[a] will sharpen his sword;
    he will bend and string his bow.
13 He will prepare his deadly weapons
    and shoot his flaming arrows.

14 The wicked conceive evil;
    they are pregnant with trouble
    and give birth to lies.
15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,
    then fall into it themselves.
16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
    The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

17 I will thank the Lord because he is just;
    I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

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  1. 7:12 Hebrew he.

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

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(I) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(J) they have made.(K)
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;(L)
    I will sing the praises(M) of the name of the Lord Most High.(N)

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Footnotes

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