Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,(A)
but establish the righteous.(B)
The one who examines the thoughts and emotions[a]
is a righteous God.(C)
10 My shield is with God,(D)
who saves the upright in heart.(E)
11 God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows his wrath every day.(F)

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  1. 7:9 Lit examines hearts and kidneys

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

10 My shield[a](D) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(E)
11 God is a righteous judge,(F)
    a God who displays his wrath(G) every day.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign