{"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/kjv/psalms/7","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:24:37.634Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":7,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":6,"nextChapter":8,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.} O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending <i>it</i> in pieces, while <i>there is</i> none to deliver."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take <i>it</i>; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity <i>that is</i> in me."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"My defence <i>is</i> of God, which saveth the upright in heart."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry <i>with the wicked</i> every day."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch <i>which</i> he made."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 7 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 7](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/7)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/7 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}