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Psalm 7:1–2

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1Lord my God, I go to you for safety.

Help me. Save me from all those who are chasing me.

2If you don’t, they will tear me apart as if they were lions.

They will rip me to pieces so that no one can save me.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge;

save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

lest like a lion they tear my soul apart,

rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Lord my God, I take refuge in you;

save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

or they will tear me apart like a lion

and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord my God, I seek refuge in you;

save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,

or they will tear me like a lion,

ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

NLTNew Living Translation

I come to you for protection, O Lord my God.

Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!

If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,

tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge.

Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me.

Or else he will tear me apart like a lion,

ripping to pieces, with none to deliver.

KJV 1900King James Version

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust:

Save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

Lest he tear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.