Psalms 7:5

Psalms 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.
• English Standard Version (ESV)let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah

Context of Psalms 7:5

3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, 4if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah 6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment. 7Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.

Psalms 7:5 word by word

יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף אוֹיֵ֨ב׀ נַפְשִׁ֡י וְיַשֵּׂ֗ג וְיִרְמֹ֣ס לָאָ֣רֶץ חַיָּ֑י וּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀ לֶעָפָ֖ר יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• then may my enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• pursue meרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• and overtakeנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• meנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• may he trampleרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
• meחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and leaveשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• my honorכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• in the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 7:5

• Job 31:5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
• Psalms 44:5Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
• Psalms 60:12With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
• Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
• Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
• Malachi 4:3Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Psalms 49:12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
• Job 16:15I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
• Job 40:13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
• Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
• Psalms 3:2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
• Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

Commentaries on Psalms 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Let the enemy persecute my soul - If I have been guilty of the things laid to my charge, let the worst evils fall upon me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let the enemy persecute my soul - Persecute my “life,” for so the word rendered “soul,” נפשׁ nephesh is evidently used here. He was willing, if he had been guilty of the thing charged upon him, that the enemy here referred to should “pursue” or persecute him until he should destroy his life. Compare with this the expression of Paul in Acts 25:11. The meaning here is simply that if he were a guilty man, in the manner charged on him, he would be willing to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5trample: Compare Psalm 44:5; 60:12; 91:13; 108:13. to the ground … in the dust: Disgrace and shame can lead to death and the grave (Psalm 143:3; see 13:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. This is the consequence, if such has been his conduct. mine honour--(compare Psa 3:3; 4:2)--my personal and official dignity.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