Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 7:1
1Lord my God, I seek refuge in you; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,
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
Lord my God, I seek refuge in you; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me, 2or they will tear me like a lion, ripping me apart with no one to rescue me. 3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
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יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּךָ֣ חָסִ֑יתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי מִכָּל־רֹ֝דְפַ֗י וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:1
- Habakkuk 3:1A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk. According to Shigionoth.
- 2 Samuel 16:1When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine.
- Psalms 13:3Consider me and answer, Lord my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death.
- Psalms 18:28Lord, you light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness.
- Psalms 30:2Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God.
- Psalms 89:26He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.’
- Joshua 14:8My brothers who went with me caused the people to lose heart, but I followed the Lord my God completely.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
- Daniel 9:4I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: Ah, Lord — the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands —
- Zechariah 14:5You will flee by my mountain valley, for the valley of the mountains will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with him.
- Psalms 11:1I have taken refuge in the Lord. How can you say to me, “Escape to the mountains like a bird!
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 25:2My God, I trust in you. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Psalms 31:1Lord, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your 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
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