Psalms 7:2
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Webster Bible
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 LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20And of Gad he said: Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with 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 slew him.
Psalms 10:9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Psalms 16:1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Psalms 22:13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:15But in my adversity they rejoiced, and assembled themselves: yes , the abjects assembled themselves 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 →