Psalms 7:2
O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
1The psalm of David which he sung to the Lord for the words of Chusi the son of Jemini. [2 Kings 16.]
3Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head.
2 Samuel 14:6And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.
Psalms 16:1The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.
Psalms 22:13Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.
Psalms 35:15But they rejoiced against me, and came together : scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew 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 →