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Psalms 7:8

NETBible	The Lord judges the nations.¹ Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent,² because I am blameless,³ O Exalted One!⁴
NIV © biblegateway Psa 7:8	let the LORD judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 7:8	The LORD judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 7:8	The LORD passes judgment on the nations. Declare me righteous, O LORD, for I am innocent, O Most High!
MSG © biblegateway Psa 7:8	Take your place on the bench, reach for your gavel, throw out the false charges against me. I'm ready, confident in your verdict: "Innocent."
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 7:8	The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 7:8	The LORD judges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 7:8	The LORD shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.
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KJV	The LORD <03068> shall judge <01777> (8799) the people <05971>_: judge <08199> (8798) me, O LORD <03068>_, according to my righteousness <06664>_, and according to mine integrity <08537> [that is] in me.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 7:8	The LORD <03068> judges <01777> the peoples <05971> ; Vindicate <08199> me, O LORD <03068> , according to my righteousness <06664> and my integrity <08537> that is in me.
LXXM	(7:9) kuriov <2962> N-NSM krinei <2919> V-FAI-3S laouv <2992> N-APM krinon <2919> V-AAD-2S me <1473> P-AS kurie <2962> N-VSM kata <2596> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF dikaiosunhn <1343> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ kata <2596> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF akakian {N-ASF} mou <1473> P-GS ep <1909> PREP emoi <1473> P-DS
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03068> judges <01777> the nations <05971> . Vindicate <08199> me, Lord <03068> , because I am innocent <06664> , because I am blameless <08537> , O Exalted One!
HEBREW	yle <05921> ymtkw <08537> yqduk <06664> hwhy <03068> ynjps <08199> Myme <05971> Nydy <01777> hwhy <03068> (7:8) <7:9>

NETBible

The Lord judges the nations.¹ Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent,² because I am blameless,³ O Exalted One!⁴

NET Notes

¹sn The Lord judges the nations. In hyperbolic fashion the psalmist pictures the nations assembled around the divine throne (v. 7a). He urges God to take his rightful place on the throne (v. 7b) and then pictures him making judicial decisions that vindicate the innocent (see vv. 8-16).

²tn Heb “judge me, O Lord, according to my innocence.”

³tn Heb “according to my blamelessness.” The imperative verb translated “vindicate” governs the second line as well.

⁴tn The Hebrew form עָלָי (’alay) has been traditionally understood as the preposition עַל (’al, “over”) with a first person suffix. But this is syntactically awkward and meaningless. The form is probably a divine title derived from the verbal root עָלָה (’alah, “ascend”). This relatively rare title appears elsewhere in the OT (see HALOT 824-25 s.v. I עַל, though this text is not listed) and in Ugaritic as an epithet for Baal (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 98). See M. Dahood, Psalms (AB), 1:44-45, and P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 98.