Psalms 7:2
(7-3) Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
3(7-4) O LORD 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 lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.
Psalms 16:1Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.
Psalms 22:13(22-14) They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:15But when I halt they rejoice, and gather themselves together; the abjects gather themselves together against me, and those whom I know not; they tear me, and cease 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 →