UST PSA Chapter 7

7 A psalm that David sang to Yahweh because of a Benjamite named Cush.

7 Yahweh my God, I have come to you so that you can protect me.

Save me from everyone who is chasing me in order to harm me. Rescue me!

2 If you do not do that, they will maul me like a lion does when it attacks the animals it wants to kill;

they shred me and there is not a rescuer.

3 My God Yahweh, suppose that I have done these things,

that I am really guilty. 4 Suppose that I have harmed my ally,

maybe I was unfaithful to my ally and instead rescued an enemy for no reason.

5 Then allow my enemies to chase and capture me.

Allow them to stomp me into the ground

and leave me lying dead in the dirt. Selah

6 Get up Yahweh!

Because you are angry, show that you are greater than what my furious enemies can do!

Be alert so you can rescue me by doing what you have said is just!

7 The people of all nations gather around you,

return to ruling over them all!

8 Yahweh, judge the people of all nations!

Decide favorably for me, Yahweh,

because I am righteous and honorable before you the highest judge.

9 God, you are righteous and look closely at what people think and want.

Please stop evil people from doing wicked things,

and make all of us who are righteous secure!

10 God, you protect me as a shield protects soldiers;

you rescue all those who are righteous in their inner being.

11 God judges everyone correctly.

God condemns the wicked constantly.

12 Whenever the wicked do not repent, it is as though God sharpens his sword

and puts a string on his bow to get ready to kill them.

13 He prepares his deadly weapons to kill the wicked,

he makes his arrows have flaming tips.

14 Look at the wicked person who is filled with evil intentions, as though pregnant with them,

who plans to trouble people like conceiving a child,

and who lies as naturally as giving birth. 15 If he digs a deep pit to trap others,

he will fall into his own trap.

16 He experiences the bad things that he wants to cause to others,

he hurts himself by the violent things that he wants to do to others.

17 I thank Yahweh because he always acts justly,

I sing to praise Yahweh, who is the highest judge, and to make him famous.