Psalms 7:1

Psalms 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
• New International Version (NIV)Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,

Context of Psalms 7:1

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me, 2Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 7:1 word by word

יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּךָ֣ חָסִ֑יתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי מִכָּל־רֹ֝דְפַ֗י וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 7:1

• Habakkuk 3:1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.
• 2 Samuel 16:1And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
• Psalms 13:3Considerand answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
• Psalms 18:28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
• Psalms 30:2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
• Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
• Psalms 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
• Joshua 14:8Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
• Daniel 9:4And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments,
• Zechariah 14:5And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and Jehovah my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee.
• Psalms 11:1In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Fleeasa bird to your mountain;
• Psalms 18:2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
• Psalms 25:2O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
• Psalms 26:1Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
• Psalms 31:1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

Commentaries on Psalms 7:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord my God - אלהי יהוה Yehovah Elohai, words expressive of the strongest confidence the soul can have in the Supreme Being. Thou self-existent, incomprehensible, almighty, and eternal Being, who neither needest nor hatest any thing that thou hast made; thou art my God: God in covenant with thy creature man; and my God and portion particularly. Therefore, in thee do I put thy trust - I repose all my confidence in thee, and expect all my good from thee…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust - The psalm opens with an expression of strong confidence in God. The psalmist addresses Yahweh as his God, and says that in him he trusts or confides. The word rendered trust - חסה châsâh - means “to flee;” to flee to a place; to take shelter; and is applied to taking shelter under the shadow or protection of one Judges 9:15; Isaiah 30:2; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 61:4. The idea here is, that in his troubles he fled to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist prays to God to plead his cause, and judge for him. (1-9) He expresses confidence in God, and will give him the glory of his deliverance. (10-17) Verses 1-9 David flees to God for succour. But Christ alone could call on Heaven to attest his uprightness in all things. All His works were wrought in righteousness; and the prince of this world found nothing whereof justly to accuse him. Yet for our sakes, submitting to be charged as guilty, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Pursuers, a common term for enemies, actively look for people in order to harm or destroy them (Psalm 31:15; 56:1–2; 71:11; 143:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171-2. Though many enemies set upon him, one is singled out as prominent, and compared to a wild beast tearing his prey to pieces (compare 1Sa 20:1; 23:23; 26:19).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary