Psalms 7:2
Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
American Standard 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
1O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
3O Jehovah 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: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
2 Samuel 14:6And thy handmaid 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 killed him.
Psalms 10:9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
Psalms 16:1Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.
Psalms 22:13They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects 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 →