Psalms 7:1

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;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
KJV
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
WEB
LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
ASV
O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
DARBY
{Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite.} Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;
BLB
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to YHWH, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> O YHWH my God, in You I have taken refuge; keep me safe from all those pursuing me, and deliver me,
ÅB
Herre min Gud! Jeg tar tilflukt i deg;
redd meg fra alle de som forfølger meg, og berge meg,
OTB
Herre min Gud, hos deg har jeg tatt tilflukt;
Frels meg fra alle som forfølger meg, og redd meg,
B1930
Herre min Gud! Til dig setter jeg min lit; frels mig fra alle mine forfølgere og redd mig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 31:15

    My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

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  • Habakkuk 3:1

    A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

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  • 1 Peter 4:19

    Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

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  • Psalms 18:2

    The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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  • Psalms 35:1–3

    Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

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  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

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  • Psalms 26:1

    Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

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  • Jeremiah 15:15

    O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

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