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Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
A Meditation7:0 Heb. Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.
1O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;
Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,
2Lest they tear me like a lion,
Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3O Lord my God, if I have done this:
If there is iniquity in my hands,
4If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
5Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
Rise up 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my Godfor me to the judgment You have commanded!
7So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
8The Lord shall judge the peoples;
Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.
9Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of manminds.
107:10 Lit. My shield is upon GodMy defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
11God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
12If he does not turn back,
He will sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
14Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15He made a pit and dug it out,
And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on 7:16 The crown of his own headhis own crown.
17I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.