Psalm 7:9-11
Living Bible
9 End all wickedness, O Lord, and bless all who truly worship God;[a] for you, the righteous God, look deep within the hearts of men and examine all their motives and their thoughts.
10 God is my shield; he will defend me. He saves those whose hearts and lives are true and right.[b]
11 God is a judge who is perfectly fair, and he is angry with the wicked every day.
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- Psalm 7:9 God, literally, “the just.”
- Psalm 7:10 those whose hearts and lives are true and right, literally, “the upright in heart.”
Psalm 7:9-11
English Standard Version
9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who (A)test (B)the minds and hearts,[a]
O righteous God!
10 My shield is (C)with God,
who saves (D)the upright in heart.
11 God is (E)a righteous judge,
and a God who feels (F)indignation every day.
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
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