Psalms 7:2
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.
Darby Translation
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
3Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad! As a lion doth he dwell, and teareth the arm, even the top of the head.
2 Samuel 14:6And thy bondmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.
Psalms 10:9He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
Psalms 16:1{Michtam of David.} Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee.
Psalms 22:13They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:15But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:
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 →