PSALM 7 FOR JANUARY 7

JANUARY 7 2015 - PSALM 7

I take my refuge in the rightness and justice and integrity of God and His reputation. Not my own...

1 O Lord, in You I take refuge.  Save me from the evil ones who pursue me. 2 My enemies want to tear me limb from limb.  3 O Lord, if I deserve their attacks because of some injustice in my hands 4 If I have done evil who trusted me 5 or ripped someone off then let me overtaken and let them trample my life in the dust. I want to be a man of honour.  I pray for that.  I seek that.  I long for that.  I want to make You proud.

6 But You know my heart so arise in Your anger and rebuke my enemies.  You have said that You will vindicate me.  7  Let the nations gather around You and then may You return for all to see.  Return from on high.  You are the only judge, the only one who sees things accurately.  8 Judge me, O Lord, and grant me justice according to my heart condition.  I am not perfect but You know my heart is toward You.  9 Let the wickedness of the evil ones come to an end and establish the right  For You know men’s hearts.  10  My shield and my defense depend on You, not me.  Not my reputation.  You.  You alone save those whose hearts belong to You. 11 You are the perfect judge.  You are are indignant every day against the evil that You see.  12 I know that if we do not repent then we have it coming.  You sharpen Your sword against the arrogant. You have strung Your mighty bow and have made it ready for war against evil.  13  Your weapons are deadly against sin.  Your fiery arrows will burn through the pretense of men who are proud and fake.

14  I see the wicked men who give birth to nothing but more insolence and sin.  They generate nothing but lies and deception.  But they are not fooling You!  15  THey have dug their own grave and they will fall into their own trap. 16  Their mischief will boomerang and their own violence will come crashing down upon them.  A landslide, an avalanche of sin upon their own head.

17  I will give thanks to the Lord because He is the Good and Righteous King.  He is Justice.  And I will sing a song to this awesome Lord Most High.

AMEN