David, trusting in the justice of his cause, prayeth for God's help against his enemies.
7:1. The psalm of David, which he sung to the Lord, for the words of Chusi, the son of Jemini.
7:2. O Lord, my God, in thee have I put my trust; same me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
7:3. Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
7:4. O Lord, my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands:
7:5. If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.
7:6. Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life, on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.
7:7. Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise, O Lord, my God, in the precept which thou hast commanded:
7:8. And a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high.
7:9. The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.