Psalm 7-8

Psalm 7

Psalm 7:1[1] Yahveh my God, I seek safety in you; help me because of all those who chase after me[2] and deliver me.

Psalm 7:2 They are going to rip my throat apart like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

Psalm 7:3 Yahveh, my God, if I have done this – if there is a crime on my hands,

Psalm 7:4 if I have done harm to one at peace with me or even took advantage of my enemy without cause,

Psalm 7:5 may an enemy chase after and overtake my throat; may he trample me to the ground and leave my glory in the dirt. (Selah).

Psalm 7:6 Get up angrily, Yahveh; lift yourself against the burning anger of my enemies; awake for me; you have destined a judgment.

Psalm 7:7 Cause the assembly of peoples to gather around you; take your exalted seat presiding over it.

Psalm 7:8 Yahveh who judges the peoples — defend me, Yahveh, based on my righteousness and my integrity.

Psalm 7:9 Cause the evil of the wicked to come to an end, but make the righteous permanent. The one who tests the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.

Psalm 7:10 My shield is from God, who saves those who are upright in heart.

Psalm 7:11 God is a righteous judge and a God who demonstrates his wrath every day.

Psalm 7:12 If anyone will not repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has strung his bow and made it ready.

Psalm 7:13 He has readied his deadly weapons; he tips his arrows with fire.

Psalm 7:14 Notice,[3] the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives hardship, and gives birth to a lie.

Psalm 7:15 He dug a hole[4] and hollowed it out, but fell into the pit he had made.

Psalm 7:16 The hardship he plans for others comes back on his own head; his own violence comes down on top of his head.

Psalm 7:17 I will thank Yahveh for his righteousness; I will sing about the name of Yahveh Most High.[5]

Psalm 8

Psalm 8:1[6] Yahveh, our Yahveh, how magnificent is your name throughout the land! You have covered the skies with your majesty.[7]

Psalm 8:2 From the mouths of infants and nursing babies, you have established a stronghold on account of your adversaries in order to silence the enemy and the vengeful one.

Psalm 8:3 When I gaze into your skies, the work of your fingers, the moon, and the stars, which you set in place,

Psalm 8:4 what is mortal humankind[8] that you would think about him, a child of Adam that you look after him?

Psalm 8:5 You made him a little less than a god and crowned him with glory and splendor.

Psalm 8:6 You made him ruler over the creations of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

Psalm 8:7 all the sheep and oxen, as well as the animals in the wild,

Psalm 8:8 the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the currents of the seas.

Psalm 8:9 Yahveh, our Yahveh, how magnificent is your name throughout the land.[9]

[1]superscription: A Shiggaion [Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate song] of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

[2]רָדַף = chase after. Psalm 7:1, 5; 18:37; 23:6; 31:15; 34:14; 35:3, 6; 38:20.

[3]הִנֵּה = notice. Psalm 7:14; 11:2; 33:18; 37:36; 39:5; 40:7, 9.

[4]בּוֹר = hole. Psalm 7:15; 28:1; 30:3; 40:2.

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[6]superscription: A Psalm of David.

[7]הוֹד = majesty. Psalm 8:1; 21:5.

[8] אֱנוֹשׁ = mortal humankind. (Psalm 8:4; 9:19, 20; 10:18; 55:13; 56:1; 66:12; 73:5; 90:3; 103:15; 104:15; 144:3).

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Psalm 6

Psalm 6:1[1] Yahveh, do not respond to me with your anger; do not discipline me with your wrath.

Psalm 6:2 Demonstrate your grace to me, Yahveh, because I am depressed; heal me, Yahveh, because my bones keep shaking;

Psalm 6:3 my throat is very disturbed. And you, Yahveh — when… until when?

Psalm 6:4 Come back, Yahveh! Rescue my neck; help me because of your covenant faithfulness.

Psalm 6:5 Because there is no celebration of you at death; who can praise you in Sheol?

Psalm 6:6 I am worn out from my groaning; with my tears, I soak my bed and drown my couch every night.

Psalm 6:7 My vision dims from grief; it grows old because of all my enemies.

Psalm 6:8 Get away from me, all evildoers, because Yahveh has heard the sound of my weeping.

Psalm 6:9 Yahveh has heard my plea for help; Yahveh accepts my prayer.

Psalm 6:10 All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror; they will turn around and suddenly be shamed.

[1]superscription: A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 5

Psalm 5:1[1] Listen to my words, Yahveh; perceive[2] what I am agonizing over.

Psalm 5:2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, because I am praying to you.

Psalm 5:3 In the morning, Yahveh, you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you and watch in expectation.

Psalm 5:4 Because you are not a God who treasures wickedness; evil cannot stay living with you around.

Psalm 5:5 The arrogant one cannot stand in your sight; you hate all troublemakers.

Psalm 5:6 You destroy those who tell lies; Yahveh hates bloody and deceitful people.

Psalm 5:7 But I enter your house because of your abundant covenant faithfulness;[3] I bow down toward your holy temple, revering you.

Psalm 5:8 Yahveh, lead me in living your right way because of my enemies; make your road straight in my presence.

Psalm 5:9 Because there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is in their bellies; their throat opens like a grave while they smooth-talk you with their tongues.

Psalm 5:10 Prove them guilty, God; let them fall into their own traps; Call them out because of their many crimes,[4] because they are rebelling against you.

Psalm 5:11 But make all who take refuge in you happy;[5] make them give a ringing cry[6] permanently.[7] Shelter them, and cause those who love your name to brag about you.

Psalm 5:12 Because you, Yahveh, make the righteous one fortunate;[8] you cover him with favor like a shield.[9]

[1]superscription: A Psalm of David.

[2]בִּין = perceive. Psalm 5:1; 19:12; 28:5; 32:9; 33:15; 37:10.

[3]חֶסֶד = covenant faithfulness. Psalm 5:7; 6:4; 13:5; 17:7; 18:50; 21:7; 23:6; 25:6, 7, 10; 26:3; 31:7, 16, 21; 32:10; 33:5, 18, 22; 36:5, 7, 10; 40:10, 11; 42:8; 44:26; 48:9; 51:1; 52:1, 8; 57:3, 10; 59:10, 16, 17; 61:7; 62:12; 63:3; 66:20; 69:13, 16; 77:8; 85:7, 10; 86:5, 13, 15; 88:11; 89:1, 2, 14, 24, 28, 33, 49; 90:14; 92:2; 94:18; 98:3; 100:5; 101:1; 103:4, 8, 11, 17; 106:1, 7, 45; 107:1, 8, 15, 21, 31, 43; 108:4; 109:12, 16, 21, 26; 115:1; 117:2; 118:1, 2, 3, 4, 29; 119:41, 64, 76, 88, 124, 149, 159; 130:7; 136:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26; 138:2, 8; 141:5; 143:8, 12; 144:2; 145:8; 147:11.

[4]פֶּשַׁע = crime. Psalm 5:10; 19:13; 25:7; 32:1, 5; 36:1; 39:8.

[5]שָׂמַח = be happy. Psalm 5:11; 9:2; 14:7; 16:9; 19:8; 21:1; 30:1; 31:7; 32:11; 33:21; 34:2; 35:15, 19, 24, 27; 38:16; 40:16.

[6]רָנַן = ringing cry. Psalm 5:11; 20:5; 32:11; 33:1; 35:27.

[7]‎לְעוֹלָ֣ם = permanently. Psalm 5:12; 9:6, 8; 12:8; 15:5; 29:10; 30:7, 13; 31:2; 33:11; 37:18, 27, 28; 41:13.

[8]בָּרַךְ = empower, bless. Psalm 5:12; 10:3; 16:7; 18:46; 26:12; 28:6, 9; 29:11; 31:21; 34:1; 37:22; 41:13.

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Psalm 4

Psalm 4

Psalm 4:1[1] Respond to me when I call, God, who vindicates me. You freed me from affliction; show grace to me again and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4:2 How long, you mere humans, will my glory be insulted? How long will you love what is worthless and chase after a lie? (Selah).

Psalm 4:3 You should know that Yahveh has set apart the faithful one for himself; Yahveh will hear when I call to him.

Psalm 4:4 Tremble and do not make this mistake. In your bed, reflect in your heart and be silent. (Selah).

Psalm 4:5 Offer the correct sacrifices and put your confidence in Yahveh.

Psalm 4:6 Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good? ” Let the light of your face shine on us, Yahveh.

Psalm 4:7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when they have an abundant grain and new wine harvest.

Psalm 4:8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace, because you alone, Yahveh, make me live in safety.[2]

[1]superscription: A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 3

Psalm 3

Psalm 3:1[1] Yahveh, see how my enemies have multiplied! There are so many who attack me.

Psalm 3:2 Many are saying about my neck,[2] “There is no rescue[3] for him in God.” (Selah).

Psalm 3:3 But you, Yahveh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts my head.

Psalm 3:4 I cry aloud to the Yahveh, and he responds to me from his holy mountain. (Selah)..

Psalm 3:5 I am lying down and sleeping; I will wake again because Yahveh sustains me.

Psalm 3:6 I am not going to be afraid of thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side.

Psalm 3:7 Rise, Yahveh! Save me, my God! You punch all my enemies in the face; you break the teeth of the wicked ones.

Psalm 3:8 Rescue belongs to Yahveh; may your blessing be on your people. (Selah)..[4]

[1]superscription: A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

[2]נֶפֶשׁ = neck, throat. Psalm 3:2; 6:3, 4; 7:2, 5; 10:3; 11:1, 5; 13:2; 16:10; 17:9, 13; 19:7; 22:20, 29; 23:3; 24:4; 25:1, 13, 20; 26:9; 27:12; 30:3; 31:7, 9, 13; 33:19, 20; 34:2, 22; 35:3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 25; 38:12; 40:14; 41:2, 4.

[3]יְשׁוּעָה = rescue. Psalm 3:2, 8; 9:14; 13:5; 14:7; 18:50; 20:5; 21:1, 5; 22:1; 28:8; 35:3, 9.

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