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Psalms 7:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me. "
Psalms 7:8
Verse in Context
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6 Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
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Psalms 7:1
"LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,"
Psalms 7:2
"lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver."
Psalms 7:3
"LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,"
Psalms 7:4
"if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),"
Psalms 7:5
"let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah."
Psalms 7:6
"Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment."
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