Psalms 7:2
O Lord, my God, in you I have hoped. Save me from all those who persecute me, and free me:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
In Context
1A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Cush, the son of Jemini.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20And to Gad he said: “Blessed is Gad in his breadth. He has rested like a lion, and he has seized the arm and the top of the head.
2 Samuel 14:6And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, and killed him.
Psalms 16:1A Prayer of David. Lord, listen to my justice, attend to my supplication. Pay attention to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:2-10
David Prays Against His Enemies; Prayer for Sinners and Saints. 1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread… Read the whole commentary →