# Psalm 7 (New King James Version)
Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies

##### Chapter 7
###### 1 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;  
Save me from all those who persecute me;  
And deliver me,  

###### 2 Lest they tear me like a lion,  
Rending _me_ in pieces, while _there is_ none to deliver.

###### 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this:  
If there is iniquity in my hands,  

###### 4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,  
Or have plundered my enemy without cause,  

###### 5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake _me;_  
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,  
And lay my honor in the dust. _Selah_

###### 6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;  
Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;  
Rise up for me _to_ the judgment You have commanded!  

###### 7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;  
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.  

###### 8 The Lord shall judge the peoples;  
Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,  
And according to my integrity within me.

###### 9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,  
But establish the just;  
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.  

###### 10 My defense _is_ of God,  
Who saves the upright in heart.

###### 11 God _is_ a just judge,  
And God is angry _with the wicked_ every day.  

###### 12 If he does not turn back,  
He will sharpen His sword;  
He bends His bow and makes it ready.  

###### 13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;  
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

###### 14 Behold, _the wicked_ brings forth iniquity;  
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.  

###### 15 He made a pit and dug it out,  
And has fallen into the ditch _which_ he made.  

###### 16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,  
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

###### 17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,  
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.