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7:1 O Lord my god, in you I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 7:2 Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver. 7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands, 7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary, 7:5 Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory in the dust. Selah. 7:6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment. 7:7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high. 7:8 The Lord judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. 7:9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds. 7:10 My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart. 7:11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. 7:12 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. 7:13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. 7:14 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood. 7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. 7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. 7:17 I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. 7:18