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Psalm 7:1–2

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*Lord my God, I take refugeb in you;

save and deliver mec from all who pursue me,d

or they will tear me apart like a lione

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

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Footnotes

  1. *7:1–17 is numbered 7:2–18 in Hebrew texts.

Cross references

  1. bPs 2:12; 11:1; 31:1
  2. c Ps 3:7
  3. dPs 31:15; 119:86,157,161
  4. e Ge 49:9; Rev 4:7
  5. fPs 3:2; 71:11

In other versions

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.