The Lord (A)judges the peoples;
[a](B)Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
Please let (C)the evil of the wicked come to an end, but (D)establish the righteous;
For the righteous God (E)puts hearts and [b]minds to the test.
10 My (F)shield is [c]with God,
Who (G)saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a (H)righteous judge,
And a God who (I)shows indignation every day.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:8 Lit Judge
  2. Psalm 7:9 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
  3. Psalm 7:10 Lit upon

    Let the Lord judge(A) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(B)
    according to my integrity,(C) O Most High.(D)
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(E)
you, the righteous God(F)
    who probes minds and hearts.(G)

10 My shield[a](H) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(I)
11 God is a righteous judge,(J)
    a God who displays his wrath(K) every day.

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  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign