Psalm 7 (Vindicate Me)

Oh Lord, my God, in You I place my trust

Oh Lord, my God, in You I place my trust

Rescue me from those who persecute me

And deliver me

Or they’ll devour my soul like a lion

Tearing me to pieces while my screams ring out in vain

Oh Lord, my God, if I have done what they say

If I’m the one in the wrong

If I have rewarded evil unto one who was at peace with me

Then let my enemies come and have their way with me

Let them take everything

Let them take their shots at me until I’m dead

And drag my name through the dirt

Selah

Arise, rise, rise, Lord, in Your anger

And wage, wage war against the anger of my enemies

Gather them into Your courts of justice

Ascend to Your judgment seat

And rain down justice from Your holy throne

Declare them guilty as they are

Acquit me of their charges and vindicate me

According to my innocence and my integrity

For the righteous God searches the mind and heart

He will establish the just and end all wickedness

And I have a shield from God who rescues those in the right

And every day His anger burns against the wicked ones

And if they will not turn around

He has sharpened His sword

And He has bent back His bow

And taken aim with His arrows He set on fire

Because His foes are intent on evil

And they conceive nothing but worthless lies

And they have set a trap for me to fall into

But they will fall into the pit they made

Their evil will recoil and return to them

Their violence will come back around

And ruin them instead

And I will praise the Lord

According to His righteousness

And I will sing praise to the Most High