| Psalm 7 | |
|---|---|
| "O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust" | |
 Psalm 7 from a medieval French manuscript | |
| Other name |
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| Text | by David |
| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 7 | |
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← Psalm 6 Psalm 8 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 7 is the seventh psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me". In Latin, it is known as "Domine Deus meus in te speravi".[1] Its authorship is traditionally assigned to King David. The message in the psalm is that the righteous may seem weak, but ultimately will prevail against the wicked.[2][3]
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music, and has inspired hymns.
- ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 7". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ The Artscroll Tehillim, p. 10.
- ^ Janowski, Bernd (1999), "JHWH der Richter – ein rettender Gott. Psalm 7 und das Motiv des Gottesgerichts", Die rettende Gerechtigkeit. Beiträge zur Theologie des Alten Testaments (in German), vol. 2, Neukirchen-Vluyn, pp. 92–124.