1 Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save me and deliver me from all who persecute me,
2 lest like lions they tear me apart and tear me to pieces, and no one deliver me.
3 Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands,
4 if I've hurt a friend or spared my opponent without reason,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; let him trample me underfoot and lay me in the dust.
6 Arise, O Lord, in your anger; rise up against the fury of my adversaries. Awake, my God! Command justice!
7 Let the nations gather around you. The Lord ascends the throne above them,
8 the Lord who judges the peoples. Judge me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity.
9 Make the wickedness of the wicked cease, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10 My shield is God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a just judge, a God who manifests his wrath every day.
12 If a man does not repent, God will sharpen his sword, draw his bow and aim,
13 he prepares his deadly weapons and makes flaming arrows out of his arrows.
14 Whoever conceives wickedness brings pain and harm; his mind generates falsehood.
15 He digs a deep hole and falls into the very trap he has prepared.
16 His wickedness turns against himself; his violence descends on his own head.
17 I give thanks to the Lord for his righteousness; to the name of the Lord Most High I sing praise.
Comment:
O Salmo 7 é uma oração de confiança em Deus como Juiz Justo. O salmista clama a Deus por livramento e justiça diante dos seus inimigos. Ele busca a intervenção divina contra aqueles que o perseguem injustamente, confiando na retidão e integridade do seu coração. Este Salmo nos lembra da importância de confiar em Deus como nosso refúgio e defesa em tempos de adversidade. Ele também enfatiza a natureza justa de Deus como Juiz que sonda os corações e as mentes, trazendo juízo sobre os ímpios e estabelecendo os justos. Assim como o salmista, podemos encontrar segurança e consolo na justiça de Deus, sabendo que Ele é o nosso escudo e protetor contra todos os males.
