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]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

Shiggaion wandering-ode Shigayon of David to David to David which that-which which he sang he sang he sang to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh concerning upon concerning the words of words of the words of Cush Kush Kush son of son Ben Yemini the Benjamite Benjaminite Ben Yemini

שִׁגָּי֗וֹן 𐤔𐤂𐤉𐤅𐤍 shigayon Shiggaion wandering-ode Shigayon HNp לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr שָׁ֥ר 𐤔𐤓 shar he sang he sang he sang HVqp3ms לַ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon concerning HR דִּבְרֵי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) the words of words of the words of HNcmpc כ֝֗וּשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 khush Cush Kush Kush HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son Ben Yemini HNgmsc יְמִינִֽי 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 yemini the Benjamite Benjaminite Ben Yemini HNgmsa

Verse 2

O LORD Yahweh Yahweh my God my mighty ones my Elohim in you — in you I have taken refuge I sought refuge I sought refuge save me deliver me save me from all from the entirety of from all my pursuers my pursuers my pursuers and deliver me and cause me to be pulled away and deliver me

יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱ֭לֹהַ/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my God my mighty ones my Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha in you in you HR/Sp2ms חָסִ֑יתִי 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 chasiti I have taken refuge I sought refuge I sought refuge HVqp1cs הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hoshieni save me deliver me save me HVhv2ms/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc רֹ֝דְפַ֗/י 𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤉 rodefay my pursuers my pursuers my pursuers HVqrmpc/Sp1cs וְ/הַצִּילֵֽ/נִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 vehatsileni and deliver me and cause me to be pulled away and deliver me HC/Vhv2ms/Sp1cs

Verse 3

lest lest lest he tear he will tear apart he tear apart like a lion like a lion like a lion my soul my living being my life rending breaking-apart one one who breaks apart while there is no and there is not and there is not to deliver one who rescues one who delivers

פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יִטְרֹ֣ף 𐤉𐤈𐤓𐤐 yiterof he tear he will tear apart he tear apart HVqi3ms כְּ/אַרְיֵ֣ה 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 keareyeh like a lion like a lion like a lion HR/Ncmsa נַפְשִׁ֑/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק 𐤐𐤓𐤒 poreq rending breaking-apart one one who breaks apart HVqrmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn while there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מַצִּֽיל 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤋 matsil to deliver one who rescues one who delivers HVhrmsa

Verse 4

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh my God my mighty ones my Elohim if if / whether if I have done I did I did this this one this one if if / whether if there is there exists there is injustice injustice injustice in my hands in my cupped palms in my palms

יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱ֭לֹהַ/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my God my mighty ones my Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC עָשִׂ֣יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I have done I did I did HVqp1cs זֹ֑את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether if HC יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there exists there is HTm עָ֥וֶל 𐤏𐤅𐤋 avel injustice injustice injustice HNcbsa בְּ/כַפָּֽ/י 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 bekhapay in my hands in my cupped palms in my palms HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cs

Verse 5

if if / whether if I have repaid I have repaid I have repaid who was at peace with me my one at peace my one at peace evil bad evil or I have rescued him and I equipped and I rescued my adversary my binder my adversary without cause emptily without cause

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC גָּ֭מַלְתִּי 𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 gamaleti I have repaid I have repaid I have repaid HVqp1cs שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥/י 𐤔𐤅𐤋𐤌/𐤉 sholemi who was at peace with me my one at peace my one at peace HVqrmsc/Sp1cs רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad evil HAamsa וָ/אֲחַלְּצָ֖/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤑/𐤄 vaachaletsah or I have rescued him and I equipped and I rescued HC/Vpw1cs/Sh צוֹרְרִ֣/י 𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓/𐤉 tsoreri my adversary my binder my adversary HVqrmsc/Sp1cs רֵיקָֽם 𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤌 reyqam without cause emptily without cause HD

Verse 6

let him persecute he will pursue let him pursue the enemy hostile one enemy my soul my living being my life and let him overtake may he cause to overtake and let him overtake and trample down he will trample and trample to the ground to the land to the ground my life my lives my livings and my glory and my weighty honor and my glory in the dust to dust to dust let him lay may he cause to dwell let him lay Selah Lift-up pause Selah

יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 yiradof let him persecute he will pursue let him pursue HVqi3ms אוֹיֵ֨ב 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 oyev the enemy hostile one enemy HVqrmsa נַפְשִׁ֡/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/יַשֵּׂ֗ג 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤂 veyaseg and let him overtake may he cause to overtake and let him overtake HC/Vhj3ms וְ/יִרְמֹ֣ס 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤎 veyiremos and trample down he will trample and trample HC/Vqi3ms לָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets Ayé (Yoruba) to the ground to the land to the ground HRd/Ncbsa חַיָּ֑/י 𐤇𐤉/𐤉 chayay hai (Swahili) my life my lives my livings HNcmpc/Sp1cs וּ/כְבוֹדִ֓/י 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤉 ukhevodi and my glory and my weighty honor and my glory HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cs לֶ/עָפָ֖ר 𐤋/𐤏𐤐𐤓 leafar in the dust to dust to dust HRd/Ncmsa יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍 yasheken let him lay may he cause to dwell let him lay HVhj3ms סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Selah HTj

Verse 7

arise O YHWH Rise up Rise up O LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-your-anger in your nose in your anger arise Be lifted up Be lifted up over-transgressions in outbursts of overflowing-wrath in outbursts of overflowing-wrath my-persecutors my binding-ones my oppressing ones and-wake-up and rouse yourself and rouse yourself to-me toward me toward me judgment judgment judgment you-have-commanded you commanded you commanded

ק֘וּמָ֤/ה 𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤄 qumah uku-ima (Bemba) arise O YHWH Rise up Rise up HVqv2ms/Sh יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/אַפֶּ֗/ךָ 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤊 beapekha in-your-anger in your nose in your anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הִ֭נָּשֵׂא 𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤀 hinase arise Be lifted up Be lifted up HVNv2ms בְּ/עַבְר֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 beaverot over-transgressions in outbursts of overflowing-wrath in outbursts of overflowing-wrath HR/Ncfpc צוֹרְרָ֑/י 𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤓/𐤉 tsoreray my-persecutors my binding-ones my oppressing ones HVqrmpc/Sp1cs וְ/ע֥וּרָ/ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤓/𐤄 veurah and-wake-up and rouse yourself and rouse yourself HC/Vqv2ms/Sh אֵ֝לַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me toward me HR/Sp1cs מִשְׁפָּ֥ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat judgment judgment judgment HNcmsa צִוִּֽיתָ 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕 tsivita you-have-commanded you commanded you commanded HVpp2ms

Verse 8

and-the-congregation and assembly of and assembly of of-the-nations assembled peoples assembled peoples will-surround-you may she encircle you will surround you and-upon-me-it and upon her and upon her to-the-height to the height to the height return! Return! Return!

וַ/עֲדַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤏𐤃𐤕 vaadat and-the-congregation and assembly of and assembly of HC/Ncfsc לְ֭אֻמִּים 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌 leumim of-the-nations assembled peoples assembled peoples HNcmpa תְּסוֹבְבֶ֑/ךָּ 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤁𐤁/𐤊 tesovevekha will-surround-you may she encircle you will surround you HVmj3fs/Sp2ms וְ֝/עָלֶ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 vealeyha and-upon-me-it and upon her and upon her HC/R/Sp3fs לַ/מָּר֥וֹם 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 lamarom to-the-height to the height to the height HRd/Ncmsa שֽׁוּבָ/ה 𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤄 shuvah return! Return! Return! HVqv2ms/Sh

Verse 9

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh judge he will judge he will judge peoples assembled peoples peoples judge me Judge me Judge me the LORD Yahweh Yahweh according to my righteousness as my righteousness according to my righteousness and according to my integrity my wholeness and according to my integrity upon me upon me upon me

יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יָדִ֪ין 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤍 yadin judge he will judge he will judge HVqi3ms עַ֫מִּ֥ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim peoples assembled peoples peoples HNcmpa שָׁפְטֵ֥/נִי 𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤍𐤉 shafeteni judge me Judge me Judge me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כְּ/צִדְקִ֖/י 𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤉 ketsideqi according to my righteousness as my righteousness according to my righteousness HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/כְ/תֻמִּ֣/י 𐤅/𐤊/𐤕𐤌/𐤉 ukhetumi and according to my integrity my wholeness and according to my integrity HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 10

may come to an end may he complete may it be brought to an end please please please evil bad evil of the wicked wicked men wicked men and establish you firmly establish and you establish the righteous righteous man righteous man and testing and examining one and examining hearts hearts hearts and kidneys and inner vessels and kidneys God mighty ones Elohim righteous righteous man righteous

יִגְמָר 𐤉𐤂𐤌𐤓 yigemar may come to an end may he complete may it be brought to an end HVqj3ms נָ֬א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe רַ֨ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad evil HAamsc רְשָׁעִים֮ 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked wicked men wicked men HAampa וּ/תְכוֹנֵ֪ן 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍 utekhonen and establish you firmly establish and you establish HC/Voi2ms צַ֫דִּ֥יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa וּ/בֹחֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤍 uvochen and testing and examining one and examining HC/Vqrmsa לִ֭בּ֗וֹת 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤕 libot hearts hearts hearts HNcfpa וּ/כְלָי֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕 ukhelayot and kidneys and inner vessels and kidneys HC/Ncfpa אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa צַדִּֽיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq-2 righteous righteous man righteous HAamsa

Verse 11

my shield my shield my shield [is] with upon is over God mighty ones Elohim who saves the delivering-one the saving-one the upright upright ones of upright ones of in heart inner core of heart

מָֽגִנִּ֥/י 𐤌𐤂𐤍/𐤉 magini my shield my shield my shield HNcbsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al [is] with upon is over HR אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa מ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַ 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 moshia who saves the delivering-one the saving-one HVhrmsa יִשְׁרֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 yisherey the upright upright ones of upright ones of HAampc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev in heart inner core of heart HNcmsa

Verse 12

God mighty ones Elohim judges judging one judges righteous righteous man righteous man and God and toward and El who is angry the enraged one is enraged every in the whole of at every day day day

אֱ֭לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa שׁוֹפֵ֣ט 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈 shofet judges judging one judges HVqrmsa צַדִּ֑יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa וְ֝/אֵ֗ל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and God and toward and El HC/Ncmsa זֹעֵ֥ם 𐤆𐤏𐤌 zoem who is angry the enraged one is enraged HVqrmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) every in the whole of at every HR/Ncmsc יֽוֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day day HNcmsa

Verse 13

if if / whether if not not not he returns he will return it will return his sword his destroying blade his sword he sharpens he will sharpen he sharpens his bow his bow his bow he treads he has trodden he has bent and directs it and he firmly established her and he readied it

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָ֭שׁוּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv he returns he will return it will return HVqi3ms חַרְבּ֣/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade his sword HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִלְט֑וֹשׁ 𐤉𐤋𐤈𐤅𐤔 yiletosh he sharpens he will sharpen he sharpens HVqi3ms קַשְׁתּ֥/וֹ 𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤅 qasheto his bow his bow his bow HNcfsc/Sp3ms דָ֝רַ֗ךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 darakhe kanyaga (Swahili) he treads he has trodden he has bent HVqp3ms וַֽ/יְכוֹנְנֶֽ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍/𐤄 vayekhoneneha and directs it and he firmly established her and he readied it HC/Vow3ms/Sp3fs

Verse 14

and-to-him — and to him he-has-prepared he made firm he established weapons implements of implements of of-death death death his-arrows his piercing-arrows his arrows burning burning ones for burning ones he-makes he will accomplish he will accomplish

וְ֭/ל/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤅 velo and-to-him and to him HC/R/Sp3ms הֵכִ֣ין 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 hekhin he-has-prepared he made firm he established HVhp3ms כְּלֵי 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley weapons implements of implements of HNcmpc מָ֑וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet of-death death death HNcmsa חִ֝צָּ֗י/ו 𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅 chitsayv his-arrows his piercing-arrows his arrows HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְֽ/דֹלְקִ֥ים 𐤋/𐤃𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤌 ledoleqim waka (Swahili) burning burning ones for burning ones HR/Vqrmpa יִפְעָֽל 𐤉𐤐𐤏𐤋 yifeal he-makes he will accomplish he will accomplish HVqi3ms

Verse 15

Behold Look! look he-travails he exacts a pledge he conceives iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness and-conceives and he conceived and conceives trouble burdensome toil burdensome hardship and-bears and he begot and brings forth falsehood falsehood falsehood

הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm יְחַבֶּל 𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤋 yechabel he-travails he exacts a pledge he conceives HVpi3ms אָ֑וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness HNcmsa וְ/הָרָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤄 veharah and-conceives and he conceived and conceives HC/Vqq3ms עָ֝מָ֗ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal trouble burdensome toil burdensome hardship HNcbsa וְ/יָ֣לַד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃 veyalad fyala (Bemba) and-bears and he begot and brings forth HC/Vqq3ms שָֽׁקֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer falsehood falsehood falsehood HNcmsa

Verse 16

pit dug-out pit dug-out pit he dug he dug he dug and he dug it and he dug it and he dug it and he fell and he fell and he fell into-the-ditch in a sinking-pit in a sinking-pit he made he will accomplish he will accomplish

בּ֣וֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 bor pit dug-out pit dug-out pit HNcmsa כָּ֭רָֽה 𐤊𐤓𐤄 karah kola (Bemba) he dug he dug he dug HVqp3ms וַֽ/יַּחְפְּרֵ֑/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayacheperehu and he dug it and he dug it and he dug it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms וַ֝/יִּפֹּ֗ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and he fell and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/שַׁ֣חַת 𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤕 beshachat into-the-ditch in a sinking-pit in a sinking-pit HR/Ncfsa יִפְעָֽל 𐤉𐤐𐤏𐤋 yifeal he made he will accomplish he will accomplish HVqi3ms

Verse 17

will return he will return he will return his trouble his burdensome toil his burdensome toil upon his head and his head upon his head and upon and upon and upon his crown his head-crown his head-crown his violence his violent wrongdoing his violent wrongdoing will descend Descending One will descend

יָשׁ֣וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv will return he will return he will return HVqi3ms עֲמָל֣/וֹ 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 amalo his trouble his burdensome toil his burdensome toil HNcbsc/Sp3ms בְ/רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 verosho upon his head and his head upon his head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R קָ֝דְקֳד֗/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤒𐤃/𐤅 qadeqodo his crown his head-crown his head-crown HNcmsc/Sp3ms חֲמָס֥/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤎/𐤅 chamaso his violence his violent wrongdoing his violent wrongdoing HNcmsc/Sp3ms יֵרֵֽד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered will descend Descending One will descend HVqi3ms

Verse 18

I will give thanks I will acknowledge I will praise to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh according to his righteousness as his righteousness according to his righteousness and I will sing praise and let me make music and I will sing praise to the name name-of name of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Most High Highest One Highest One

אוֹדֶ֣ה 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤄 odeh yidika (Kikongo) I will give thanks I will acknowledge I will praise HVhi1cs יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כְּ/צִדְק֑/וֹ 𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤅 ketsideqo according to his righteousness as his righteousness according to his righteousness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ֝/אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 vaazamerah and I will sing praise and let me make music and I will sing praise HC/Vph1cs שֵֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem to the name name-of name of HNcmsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֶלְיֽוֹן 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 eleyon Most High Highest One Highest One HAamsa

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