Psalms 7
David's **shigayon** prayer to YHWH, pleading innocence against Cush the Benjamite's false accusations, imploring YHWH to judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous.[1][7]
Interlinear Text
Shiggaion
Wandering-Song
of David
to David (the Beloved One)
which
that-which
he sang
he sang
to YHWH
to the Self-Existent One
concerning
upon (up-over)
the words of
words of
Cush
Kush
son of
house-building son
the Benjamite
a right-handite
Verse 1
שִׁגָּי֗וֹן
𐤔𐤂𐤉𐤅𐤍
shigayon
Shiggaion
Wandering-Song
HNp
לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד
𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃
ledavid
of David
to David (the Beloved One)
HR/Np
אֲשֶׁר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
which
that-which
HTr
שָׁ֥ר
𐤔𐤓
shar
he sang
he sang
HVqp3ms
לַ/יהוָ֑ה
𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
layhvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
to YHWH
to the Self-Existent One
HR/Np
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
concerning
upon (up-over)
HR
דִּבְרֵי
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉
diverey
the words of
words of
HNcmpc
כ֝֗וּשׁ
𐤊𐤅𐤔
khush
Cush
Kush
HNp
בֶּן
𐤁𐤍
ben
son of
house-building son
HNgmsc
יְמִינִֽי
𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉
yemini
the Benjamite
a right-handite
HNgmsa
O LORD
the Being One
my God
my God
in you
—
I have taken refuge
I have fled for refuge
save me
Cause me to be set free!
from all
from-of every-his
my pursuers
my pursuers
and deliver me
and snatch me away!
Verse 2
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
O LORD
the Being One
HNp
אֱ֭לֹהַ/י
𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉
elohay
Mulimu (Lozi)
my God
my God
HNcmpc/Sp1cs
בְּ/ךָ֣
𐤁/𐤊
bekha
in you
HR/Sp2ms
חָסִ֑יתִי
𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉
chasiti
I have taken refuge
I have fled for refuge
HVqp1cs
הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥/נִי
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉
hoshieni
save me
Cause me to be set free!
HVhv2ms/Sp1cs
מִ/כָּל
𐤌/𐤊𐤋
mikal
from all
from-of every-his
HR/Ncmsc
רֹ֝דְפַ֗/י
𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤉
rodefay
my pursuers
my pursuers
HVqrmpc/Sp1cs
וְ/הַצִּילֵֽ/נִי
𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉
vehatsileni
and deliver me
and snatch me away!
HC/Vhv2ms/Sp1cs
lest
lest (in turning-aside)
he tear
he tears apart
like a lion
like a tearing lion
my soul
my life-breath
rending
one breaking-off
while there is no
and there-is-not
to deliver
one who snatches away (to rescue)
Verse 3
פֶּן
𐤐𐤍
pen
lest
lest (in turning-aside)
HC
יִטְרֹ֣ף
𐤉𐤈𐤓𐤐
yiterof
he tear
he tears apart
HVqi3ms
כְּ/אַרְיֵ֣ה
𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄
keareyeh
like a lion
like a tearing lion
HR/Ncmsa
נַפְשִׁ֑/י
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉
nafeshi
my soul
my life-breath
HNcbsc/Sp1cs
פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק
𐤐𐤓𐤒
poreq
rending
one breaking-off
HVqrmsa
וְ/אֵ֣ין
𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍
veeyn
while there is no
and there-is-not
HC/Tn
מַצִּֽיל
𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤋
matsil
to deliver
one who snatches away (to rescue)
HVhrmsa
YHWH
the Being One
my God
my God
if
if
I have done
I have made
this
this (feminine singular)
if
if
there is
there-exists
injustice
crookedness
in my hands
in the hollow of my palm
Verse 4
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
אֱ֭לֹהַ/י
𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉
elohay
Mulimu (Lozi)
my God
my God
HNcmpc/Sp1cs
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
if
HC
עָשִׂ֣יתִי
𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉
asiti
I have done
I have made
HVqp1cs
זֹ֑את
𐤆𐤀𐤕
zot
this
this (feminine singular)
HPdxfs
אִֽם
𐤀𐤌
im-2
if
if
HC
יֶשׁ
𐤉𐤔
yesh
there is
there-exists
HTm
עָ֥וֶל
𐤏𐤅𐤋
avel
injustice
crookedness
HNcbsa
בְּ/כַפָּֽ/י
𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉
bekhapay
in my hands
in the hollow of my palm
HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cs
if
if
I have repaid
I have dealt out repayment
who was at peace with me
my one-at-peace
evil
a harmful one
or I have rescued him
and I drew out
my adversary
my one-who-presses-me
without cause
emptily
Verse 5
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
if
HC
גָּ֭מַלְתִּי
𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉
gamaleti
I have repaid
I have dealt out repayment
HVqp1cs
שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥/י
𐤔𐤅𐤋𐤌/𐤉
sholemi
who was at peace with me
my one-at-peace
HVqrmsc/Sp1cs
רָ֑ע
𐤓𐤏
ra
evil
a harmful one
HAamsa
וָ/אֲחַלְּצָ֖/ה
𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤑/𐤄
vaachaletsah
or I have rescued him
and I drew out
HC/Vpw1cs/Sh
צוֹרְרִ֣/י
𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓/𐤉
tsoreri
my adversary
my one-who-presses-me
HVqrmsc/Sp1cs
רֵיקָֽם
𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤌
reyqam
without cause
emptily
HD
let him persecute
he will pursue
the enemy
a hating one
my soul
my life-breath
and let him overtake
and may he overtake
and trample down
and he will trample underfoot
to the ground
to the land
my life
my lives
and my glory
and my weighty honor
in the dust
to dust
let him lay
may he cause to dwell
Selah
Lift-up pause
Verse 6
יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף
𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐
yiradof
let him persecute
he will pursue
HVqi3ms
אוֹיֵ֨ב
𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁
oyev
the enemy
a hating one
HVqrmsa
נַפְשִׁ֡/י
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉
nafeshi
my soul
my life-breath
HNcbsc/Sp1cs
וְ/יַשֵּׂ֗ג
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤂
veyaseg
and let him overtake
and may he overtake
HC/Vhj3ms
וְ/יִרְמֹ֣ס
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤎
veyiremos
and trample down
and he will trample underfoot
HC/Vqi3ms
לָ/אָ֣רֶץ
𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑
laarets
to the ground
to the land
HRd/Ncbsa
חַיָּ֑/י
𐤇𐤉/𐤉
chayay
my life
my lives
HNcmpc/Sp1cs
וּ/כְבוֹדִ֓/י
𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤉
ukhevodi
and my glory
and my weighty honor
HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cs
לֶ/עָפָ֖ר
𐤋/𐤏𐤐𐤓
leafar
in the dust
to dust
HRd/Ncmsa
יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן
𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍
yasheken
let him lay
may he cause to dwell
HVhj3ms
סֶֽלָה
𐤎𐤋𐤄
selah
Selah
Lift-up pause
HTj
arise O YHWH
Rise up!
O YHWH
the Being One
in-your-anger
in your nose
arise
Lift up!
over-transgressions
in overflowings-of
my-persecutors
my constrictors
and-wake-up
and awake!
to-me
to me
judgment
judgment
you-have-commanded
you have given charge
Verse 7
ק֘וּמָ֤/ה
𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤄
qumah
arise O YHWH
Rise up!
HVqv2ms/Sh
יְהוָ֨ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
O YHWH
the Being One
HNp
בְּ/אַפֶּ֗/ךָ
𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤊
beapekha
in-your-anger
in your nose
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
הִ֭נָּשֵׂא
𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤀
hinase
arise
Lift up!
HVNv2ms
בְּ/עַבְר֣וֹת
𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕
beaverot
over-transgressions
in overflowings-of
HR/Ncfpc
צוֹרְרָ֑/י
𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓/𐤉
tsoreray
my-persecutors
my constrictors
HVqrmpc/Sp1cs
וְ/ע֥וּרָ/ה
𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤓/𐤄
veurah
and-wake-up
and awake!
HC/Vqv2ms/Sh
אֵ֝לַ֗/י
𐤀𐤋/𐤉
elay
to-me
to me
HR/Sp1cs
מִשְׁפָּ֥ט
𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈
mishepat
judgment
judgment
HNcmsa
צִוִּֽיתָ
𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕
tsivita
you-have-commanded
you have given charge
HVpp2ms
and-the-congregation
and the appointed assembly of
of-the-nations
gathered-peoples
will-surround-you
she will encircle you
and-upon-me-it
and upon her
to-the-height
to the exalted height
return!
Turn back!
Verse 8
וַ/עֲדַ֣ת
𐤅/𐤏𐤃𐤕
vaadat
and-the-congregation
and the appointed assembly of
HC/Ncfsc
לְ֭אֻמִּים
𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌
leumim
of-the-nations
gathered-peoples
HNcmpa
תְּסוֹבְבֶ֑/ךָּ
𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤁𐤁/𐤊
tesovevekha
will-surround-you
she will encircle you
HVmj3fs/Sp2ms
וְ֝/עָלֶ֗י/הָ
𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄
vealeyha
and-upon-me-it
and upon her
HC/R/Sp3fs
לַ/מָּר֥וֹם
𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌
lamarom
to-the-height
to the exalted height
HRd/Ncmsa
שֽׁוּבָ/ה
𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤄
shuvah
return!
Turn back!
HVqv2ms/Sh
YHWH
the Being One
judge
he will render judgment
peoples
kin-peoples
judge me
Judge me
YHWH
the Being One
according to my righteousness
according to my rightness
and according to my integrity
and according to my wholeness
upon me
upon me
Verse 9
יְהוָה֮
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
יָדִ֪ין
𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤍
yadin
judge
he will render judgment
HVqi3ms
עַ֫מִּ֥ים
𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌
amim
peoples
kin-peoples
HNcmpa
שָׁפְטֵ֥/נִי
𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤍𐤉
shafeteni
judge me
Judge me
HVqv2ms/Sp1cs
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-2
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
כְּ/צִדְקִ֖/י
𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤉
ketsideqi
according to my righteousness
according to my rightness
HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
וּ/כְ/תֻמִּ֣/י
𐤅/𐤊/𐤕𐤌/𐤉
ukhetumi
and according to my integrity
and according to my wholeness
HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
עָלָֽ/י
𐤏𐤋/𐤉
alay
upon me
upon me
HR/Sp1cs
may come to an end
may he bring to completion
please
pray, now
evil
a harmful one
of the wicked
wicked men
and establish
and you will firmly establish
the righteous
a just man
and testing
and a tester
hearts
hearts
and kidneys
and the inmost organs (kidneys)
God
mighty powers
righteous
a just man
Verse 10
יִגְמָר
𐤉𐤂𐤌𐤓
yigemar
may come to an end
may he bring to completion
HVqj3ms
נָ֬א
𐤍𐤀
na
please
pray, now
HTe
רַ֨ע
𐤓𐤏
ra
evil
a harmful one
HAamsc
רְשָׁעִים֮
𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌
reshaim
of the wicked
wicked men
HAampa
וּ/תְכוֹנֵ֪ן
𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍
utekhonen
and establish
and you will firmly establish
HC/Voi2ms
צַ֫דִּ֥יק
𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
tsadiq
the righteous
a just man
HAamsa
וּ/בֹחֵ֣ן
𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤍
uvochen
and testing
and a tester
HC/Vqrmsa
לִ֭בּ֗וֹת
𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕
libot
hearts
hearts
HNcfpa
וּ/כְלָי֗וֹת
𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕
ukhelayot
and kidneys
and the inmost organs (kidneys)
HC/Ncfpa
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
elohim
Mulimu (Lozi)
God
mighty powers
HNcmpa
צַדִּֽיק
𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
tsadiq-2
righteous
a just man
HAamsa
my shield
my covering-shield
[is] with
upon (up-over)
God
mighty powers
who saves
the one who brings into freedom
the upright
upright-ones of
in heart
heart of
Verse 11
מָֽגִנִּ֥/י
𐤌𐤂𐤍/𐤉
magini
my shield
my covering-shield
HNcbsc/Sp1cs
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
[is] with
upon (up-over)
HR
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
elohim
Mulimu (Lozi)
God
mighty powers
HNcmpa
מ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַ
𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏
moshia
who saves
the one who brings into freedom
HVhrmsa
יִשְׁרֵי
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉
yisherey
the upright
upright-ones of
HAampc
לֵֽב
𐤋𐤁
lev
in heart
heart of
HNcmsa
God
mighty powers
judges
one who judges
righteous
a just man
and God
and toward
who is angry
the one foaming-with-rage
every
in all
day
day
Verse 12
אֱ֭לֹהִים
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
elohim
Mulimu (Lozi)
God
mighty powers
HNcmpa
שׁוֹפֵ֣ט
𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈
shofet
judges
one who judges
HVqrmsa
צַדִּ֑יק
𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒
tsadiq
righteous
a just man
HAamsa
וְ֝/אֵ֗ל
𐤅/𐤀𐤋
veel
and God
and toward
HC/Ncmsa
זֹעֵ֥ם
𐤆𐤏𐤌
zoem
who is angry
the one foaming-with-rage
HVqrmsa
בְּ/כָל
𐤁/𐤊𐤋
bekhal
every
in all
HR/Ncmsc
יֽוֹם
𐤉𐤅𐤌
yom
day
day
HNcmsa
if
if
not
not
he returns
he will turn back
his sword
his desolating sword
he sharpens
he hammers-sharp
his bow
his bending-bow
he treads
he has trodden
and directs it
and he firmly establishes her
Verse 13
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
if
HC
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
not
HTn
יָ֭שׁוּב
𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁
yashuv
he returns
he will turn back
HVqi3ms
חַרְבּ֣/וֹ
𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅
charebo
his sword
his desolating sword
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
יִלְט֑וֹשׁ
𐤉𐤋𐤈𐤅𐤔
yiletosh
he sharpens
he hammers-sharp
HVqi3ms
קַשְׁתּ֥/וֹ
𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤅
qasheto
his bow
his bending-bow
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
דָ֝רַ֗ךְ
𐤃𐤓𐤊
darakhe
he treads
he has trodden
HVqp3ms
וַֽ/יְכוֹנְנֶֽ/הָ
𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍/𐤄
vayekhoneneha
and directs it
and he firmly establishes her
HC/Vow3ms/Sp3fs
and-to-him
—
he-has-prepared
he firmly established
weapons
finished implements of
of-death
death
his-arrows
his piercing-arrows
burning
to those burning fiercely
he-makes
he works
Verse 14
וְ֭/ל/וֹ
𐤅/𐤋/𐤅
velo
and-to-him
HC/R/Sp3ms
הֵכִ֣ין
𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍
hekhin
he-has-prepared
he firmly established
HVhp3ms
כְּלֵי
𐤊𐤋𐤉
keley
weapons
finished implements of
HNcmpc
מָ֑וֶת
𐤌𐤅𐤕
mavet
of-death
death
HNcmsa
חִ֝צָּ֗י/ו
𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅
chitsayv
his-arrows
his piercing-arrows
HNcmpc/Sp3ms
לְֽ/דֹלְקִ֥ים
𐤋/𐤃𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤌
ledoleqim
burning
to those burning fiercely
HR/Vqrmpa
יִפְעָֽל
𐤉𐤐𐤏𐤋
yifeal
he-makes
he works
HVqi3ms
Behold
Look!
he-travails
he writhes-in-birth-pangs
iniquity
emptiness-wickedness
and-conceives
and he conceived
trouble
wearisome toil
and-bears
and he begot
falsehood
falsehood
Verse 15
הִנֵּ֥ה
𐤄𐤍𐤄
hineh
Behold
Look!
HTm
יְחַבֶּל
𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤋
yechabel
he-travails
he writhes-in-birth-pangs
HVpi3ms
אָ֑וֶן
𐤀𐤅𐤍
aven
iniquity
emptiness-wickedness
HNcmsa
וְ/הָרָ֥ה
𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤄
veharah
and-conceives
and he conceived
HC/Vqq3ms
עָ֝מָ֗ל
𐤏𐤌𐤋
amal
trouble
wearisome toil
HNcbsa
וְ/יָ֣לַד
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃
veyalad
and-bears
and he begot
HC/Vqq3ms
שָֽׁקֶר
𐤔𐤒𐤓
shaqer
falsehood
falsehood
HNcmsa
pit
a dug pit
he dug
he dug out
and he dug it
and he dug it out
and he fell
and he fell
into-the-ditch
in a sinking-pit
he made
he works
Verse 16
בּ֣וֹר
𐤁𐤅𐤓
bor
pit
a dug pit
HNcmsa
כָּ֭רָֽה
𐤊𐤓𐤄
karah
he dug
he dug out
HVqp3ms
וַֽ/יַּחְפְּרֵ֑/הוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤓/𐤄𐤅
vayacheperehu
and he dug it
and he dug it out
HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms
וַ֝/יִּפֹּ֗ל
𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋
vayipol
and he fell
and he fell
HC/Vqw3ms
בְּ/שַׁ֣חַת
𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤕
beshachat
into-the-ditch
in a sinking-pit
HR/Ncfsa
יִפְעָֽל
𐤉𐤐𐤏𐤋
yifeal
he made
he works
HVqi3ms
will return
he will turn back
his trouble
his wearisome toil
upon his head
and his head
and upon
and upon
his crown
his bowed-crown
his violence
his violent-wrong
will descend
Descent (masculine proper name)
Verse 17
יָשׁ֣וּב
𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁
yashuv
will return
he will turn back
HVqi3ms
עֲמָל֣/וֹ
𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅
amalo
his trouble
his wearisome toil
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
בְ/רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ
𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅
verosho
upon his head
and his head
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
וְ/עַ֥ל
𐤅/𐤏𐤋
veal
and upon
and upon
HC/R
קָ֝דְקֳד֗/וֹ
𐤒𐤃𐤒𐤃/𐤅
qadeqodo
his crown
his bowed-crown
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
חֲמָס֥/וֹ
𐤇𐤌𐤎/𐤅
chamaso
his violence
his violent-wrong
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
יֵרֵֽד
𐤉𐤓𐤃
yered
will descend
Descent (masculine proper name)
HVqi3ms
I will give thanks
I will extend thanks in praise
to YHWH
the Being One
according to his righteousness
according to his rightness
and I will sing praise
and let me make melody in praise
to the name
name (memorial-identity)
of YHWH
the Being One
Most High
Lofty One
Verse 18
אוֹדֶ֣ה
𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤄
odeh
I will give thanks
I will extend thanks in praise
HVhi1cs
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
to YHWH
the Being One
HNp
כְּ/צִדְק֑/וֹ
𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤅
ketsideqo
according to his righteousness
according to his rightness
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
וַ֝/אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה
𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄
vaazamerah
and I will sing praise
and let me make melody in praise
HC/Vph1cs
שֵֽׁם
𐤔𐤌
shem
to the name
name (memorial-identity)
HNcmsc
יְהוָ֥ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-2
Nyambe (Lozi)
of YHWH
the Being One
HNp
עֶלְיֽוֹן
𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
eleyon
Most High
Lofty One
HAamsa