Psalm 7, side by side

¹The LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

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

²lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

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

³The LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,

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

⁴if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

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 pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust.

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, the LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

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.

⁷Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.

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

⁸The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, the LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

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 righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

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 shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

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

¹¹God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.

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

¹²If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

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

¹³He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

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

¹⁴Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.

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

¹⁵He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.

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

¹⁶The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

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

¹⁷I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

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