Dee 7 Psalm

En Leet fonn Doft, daut hee to daem Herr Gott sunk wäajen däm Benjamiet Kusch siene Wead.

O Herr Gott mien Gott, ekj seakj no Tooflucht enn die; rad mie fonn aul dän dee mie hinjaraun sent, un doo mie aufleewre.

Daut hee nijch miene Seel feriete saul soo aus en Leiw, un daut to Bieta rit un doa kjeene es dee mie aufleewre woat.

O Herr Gott mien Gott, wan ekj dit jedone ha, un doa beeset es enn miene Henj;

Wan ekj Beeset to mien Frint jedone ha, oda wan ekj Raup jenome ha oone Uasoak fonn däm dee mien Fient wea -

dan lot dee Fient mie hinjaraun joage un miene Seel näme; un mien Laewe no de Ead traumple,un miene Ea enn dän Stoff laje. Selah.

Sto opp, O Herr Gott enn dien Oaja; sie oppjeräajcht wäajen miene Fiend äa Rach; un wakj opp fa mie! Du hast Jerejcht aunjekommendeat.

En dee Mensche äare Fesaumlunk saul romm die senne, un du woascht doa huach äwa trigj kome;

Dee Herr Gott woat sien Folkj rejchte. O Herr Gott, doo mie rejchte no miene Jerajchtijchkjeit, un no miene Follstendijchkjeit.

O lot dee Gottloose äare Gottloosijchkjeit to en Enj kome; un du woascht dee Jerajchte bestädje; dan dee Jerajchta Gott deit daut Hoat un Jewesse utproowe.

10 Mien Feteidje es opp Gott, dee dee Jerajchte enn Hoat rade deit.

11 Gott es en jerajchta Rejchta, un Gott es jieda Dach oajalijch äwa dee Sinda.

12 Wan dee sikj nijch omm dreihe woare, dan woat hee sien Schweat schoape; hee haft sien Boaje jeboaje, hee muak daut reed;

13 Jo, hee haft Jereetschoft reed jemoakt fa dän Doot; hee woat siene Fiele heet moake fa dän dee hinjaraun joage.

14 See, hee es met Beeset febunje, un woat Schowanackjet fäa brinje, hee es en Foda jeworde to Läajes;

15 Hee growd ne Kul, un es enn dän Growe enenn jefolle dän hee jemoakt haft.

16 Sien Showanackjet woat opp sien eajna Kopp trigj kome, un sien Jewault saul opp sien Scheedel trigj kome.

17 Ekj woa däm Herr Gott danke enn siene Jerajchtijchkjeit, un ekj woa Preis sinje to däm aulahejchsta Herr Gott sien Nome.

Psalm 7[a]

A shiggaion[b](A) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Lord my God, I take refuge(B) in you;
    save and deliver me(C) from all who pursue me,(D)
or they will tear me apart like a lion(E)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(F) me.

Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(G)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(H) have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake(I) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(J)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[c](K)

Arise,(L) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(M)
    Awake,(N) my God; decree justice.
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(O)
    Let the Lord judge(P) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(Q)
    according to my integrity,(R) O Most High.(S)
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(T)
you, the righteous God(U)
    who probes minds and hearts.(V)

10 My shield[d](W) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(X)
11 God is a righteous judge,(Y)
    a God who displays his wrath(Z) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(AA)
    he[e] will sharpen his sword;(AB)
    he will bend and string his bow.(AC)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(AD)

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

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(AH)
    I will sing the praises(AI) of the name of the Lord Most High.(AJ)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  2. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  4. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  5. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God