11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he does not turn back,
He will (A)sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 (B)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
(C)And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 (D)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [a]his own crown.

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  1. Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head

11 God is a righteous judge,(A)
    a God who displays his wrath(B) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(C)
    he[a] will sharpen his sword;(D)
    he will bend and string his bow.(E)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(F)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(G) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(H) they have made.(I)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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