Psalms 7:4

2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

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

Compare

BSB
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
KJV
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
WEB
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
ASV
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)
DARBY
If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)
BLB
if I have dealt with the one at peace with me with evil, or have drawn out my enemy without cause,
ÅB
dersom jeg har gjengjeldt den med ondt som holdt fred med meg,
eller plyndret den som uten årsak var min fiende,
OTB
Hvis jeg har gjort ondt mot min allierte,
Eller har plyndret min fiende uten grunn,
B1930
dersom jeg har gjengjeldt den med ondt som holdt fred med mig, eller plyndret den som var min fiende uten årsak,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 24:17–19

    and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

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  • Psalms 55:20

    My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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  • Jeremiah 18:20–21

    Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

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  • Psalms 109:5

    They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:7

    With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:1

    Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

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  • 1 Samuel 22:14

    Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?

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  • 1 Samuel 25:28–29

    Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.

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