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.

12 If a man[b] does not repent, God[c] will (G)whet his sword;
    he has (H)bent and (I)readied his bow;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
  2. Psalm 7:12 Hebrew he
  3. Psalm 7:12 Hebrew he

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