{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/7","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:08:11.523Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":7,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":6,"nextChapter":8,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The psalm of David which he sung to the Lord for the words of Chusi the son of Jemini. [2 Kings 16.] O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands: "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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: "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and a congregation of people shall surround thee. And for their sakes return thou on high. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought: and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Just is my help from the Lord: who saveth the upright of heart. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day? "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And in it he hath prepared the instruments of death, he hath made ready his arrows for them that burn. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 7 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 7](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/7)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/7 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}