Psalms 7:2
Lest he tear my soul as a lion, || Tearing, and there is no deliverer.
Literal 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
3O YHWH, my God, if I have done this, || If there is iniquity in my hands,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20And of Gad he said: Blessed is he who is enlarging Gad, || He dwells as a lioness, || And has torn the arm—also the crown!
2 Samuel 14:6and your maidservant has two sons; and both of them strive in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and one strikes the other, and puts him to death;
Psalms 10:9He lies in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lies in wait to catch the poor, || He catches the poor, drawing him into his net.
Psalms 16:1A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
Psalms 22:13They have opened their mouth against Me, || A lion tearing and roaring.
Psalms 35:15And they have rejoiced in my halting, || And have been gathered together, || The strikers were gathered against me, || And I have not known, || They have torn, and they have not ceased;
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 →