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Text -- Psalms 7:2-17 (NET)
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7:2 Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion ; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.
7:3 O Lord my God , if I have done what they say , or am guilty of unjust actions ,
7:4 or have wronged my ally , or helped his lawless enemy ,
7:5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust . (Selah )
7:6 Stand up angrily , Lord ! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies ! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!
7:7 The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!
7:8 The Lord judges the nations . Vindicate me, Lord , because I am innocent , because I am blameless , O Exalted One!
7:9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end ! But make the innocent secure , O righteous God , you who examine inner thoughts and motives !
7:10 The Exalted God is my shield , the one who delivers the morally upright .
7:11 God is a just judge ; he is angry throughout the day .
7:12 If a person does not repent , God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow .
7:13 He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows . arrows .
7:14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness , who conceives destructive plans , and gives birth to harmful lies –
7:15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made .
7:16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head .
7:17 I will thank the Lord for his justice ; I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord !
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NET Notes -> Psa 7:2; Psa 7:2; Psa 7:2; Psa 7:3; Psa 7:3; Psa 7:4; Psa 7:4; Psa 7:5; Psa 7:5; Psa 7:5; Psa 7:5; Psa 7:5; Psa 7:6; Psa 7:6; Psa 7:6; Psa 7:7; Psa 7:7; Psa 7:8; Psa 7:8; Psa 7:8; Psa 7:8; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:9; Psa 7:10; Psa 7:10; Psa 7:11; Psa 7:12; Psa 7:12; Psa 7:12; Psa 7:13; Psa 7:13; Psa 7:14; Psa 7:14; Psa 7:15; Psa 7:15; Psa 7:16; Psa 7:16; Psa 7:17; Psa 7:17
NET Notes: Psa 7:2 Heb “tearing and there is no one rescuing.” The verbal form translated “tearing” is a singular active participle.
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NET Notes: Psa 7:3 Heb “if there is injustice in my hands.” The “hands” figuratively suggest deeds or actions.
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NET Notes: Psa 7:4 Heb “or rescued my enemy in vain.” The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive (the verb form is pseudo-cohortative; see IBHS 576-77 ...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:5 Heb “and my honor in the dust may he cause to dwell.” The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive. Some emend כְב...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:6 Heb “Wake up to me [with the] judgment [which] you have commanded.” The LXX understands אֵלִי (’eliy, ...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:7 Heb “over it (the feminine suffix refers back to the feminine noun “assembly” in the preceding line) on high return.” Some eme...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:8 The Hebrew form עָלָי (’alay) has been traditionally understood as the preposition עַל (’a...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:9 Heb “and [the one who] tests hearts and kidneys, just God.” The translation inverts the word order to improve the English style. The heart...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:10 Heb “pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of hea...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:11 Heb “God (the divine name אֵל [’el] is used) is angry during all the day.” The verb זֹעֵ...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:12 Heb “his bow he treads and prepares it.” “Treading the bow” involved stepping on one end of it in order to string it and thus ...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:14 Pregnant with wickedness…gives birth to harmful lies. The psalmist metaphorically pictures the typical sinner as a pregnant woman, who is ready ...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:15 The verb forms in vv. 15-16 describe the typical behavior and destiny of those who attempt to destroy others. The image of the evildoer falling into t...
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NET Notes: Psa 7:16 Heb “and on his forehead his violence [i.e., the violence he intended to do to others] comes down.”
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