Psalm 7:1-5

Good News Translation

A Prayer for Justice^[a]

7 O Lord, my God, I come to you for protection;
    rescue me and save me from all who pursue me,
²or else like a lion they will carry me off
    where no one can save me,
    and there they will tear me to pieces.

^3-4O Lord, my God, if I have wronged anyone,
    if I have betrayed a friend
    or without cause done violence to my enemy^[b]—
    if I have done any of these things—
⁵then let my enemies pursue me and catch me,
    let them cut me down and kill me
    and leave me lifeless on the ground!

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Footnotes

Psalm 7:1 HEBREW TITLE: A song which David sang to the Lord because of Cush the Benjaminite.
Psalm 7:3 without cause done violence to my enemy; or shown mercy to someone who wronged me unjustly.