Psalms 7

¹The title of the seuenthe salm. For the ignoraunce of Dauid, which he songe to the Lord on the wordis of Ethiopien, the sone of Gemyny.

²Mi Lord God, Y haue hopid in thee; make thou me saaf fro alle that pursuen me, and delyuere thou me.

³Lest ony tyme he as a lioun rauysche my soule; the while noon is that ayenbieth, nether that makith saaf.

⁴Mi Lord God, if Y dide this thing, if wickidnesse is in myn hondis;

⁵if Y `yeldide to men yeldynge to me yuels, falle Y `bi disseruyng voide fro myn enemyes;

⁶myn enemy pursue my soule, and take, and defoule my lijf in erthe; and brynge my glorie in to dust.

⁷Lord, rise thou vp in thin ire; and be thou reysid in the coostis of myn enemyes.

⁸And, my Lord God, rise thou in the comaundement, which thou `hast comaundid; and the synagoge of puplis schal cumpasse thee.

⁹And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.

¹⁰The wickidnesse of synneris be endid; and thou, God, sekyng the hertis and reynes, schalt dresse a iust man.

¹¹Mi iust help is of the Lord; that makith saaf riytful men in herte.

¹²The Lord is a iust iuge, stronge and pacient; whether he is wrooth bi alle daies?

¹³If ye ben `not conuertid, he schal florische his swerd; he hath bent his bouwe, and made it redi.

¹⁴And therynne he hath maad redi the vessels of deth; he hath fulli maad his arewis with brennynge thingis.

¹⁵Lo! he conseyuede sorewe; he peynfuli brouyte forth vnriytfulnesse, and childide wickidnesse.

¹⁶He openide a lake, and diggide it out; and he felde in to the dich which he made.

¹⁷His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.

¹⁸I schal knouleche to the Lord bi his riytfulnesse; and Y schal synge to the name of the hiyeste Lord.

¹O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

²Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

³O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

⁴If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

⁵Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

⁶Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

⁷So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

⁸The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

⁹Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

¹⁰My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

¹¹God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

¹²If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

¹³He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

¹⁴Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

¹⁶His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

¹⁷I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.