O Lord my God, if I have done [a]this thing, if there be any wickedness in mine hands,

[b]If I have rewarded evil unto him that had peace with me, (yea I have delivered him that vexed me without cause.)

Then let the enemies persecute my soul, and take it: yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine [c]honor in the dust. Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:3 Wherewith Cush chargeth me.
  2. Psalm 7:4 If I reverenced not Saul for affinities sake and preserved his life, 1 Sam. 26:8,9.
  3. Psalm 7:5 Let me not only die, but be dishonored forever.

Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(A)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(B) have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake(C) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(D)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.