Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 7:3
3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
Psalms 7:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
- New International Version (NIV)Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands,
Context of Psalms 7:3
1Lord 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. Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands, 4if I have done harm to one at peace with me or have plundered my adversary without cause, 5may an enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.Selah
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:3 word by word
יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי אִם־עָשִׂ֣יתִי זֹ֑את אִֽם־יֶשׁ־עָ֥וֶל בְּכַפָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:3
- Psalms 59:3Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me. Powerful men attack me, but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
- Joshua 22:22“The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows, and may Israel also know. Do not spare us today, if it was in rebellion or treachery against the Lord
- 1 Samuel 20:8Deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I have done anything wrong, then kill me yourself; why take me to your father?”
- 1 Samuel 22:8That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. None of you cares about me or tells me that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”
- 1 Samuel 24:9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 26:18Then he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?
- 2 Samuel 16:7Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
- Job 16:17although my hands are free from violence and my prayer is pure.
- Psalms 66:18If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Recognize that I’ve committed no crime or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
- Job 11:14if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents —
Commentaries on Psalms 7:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3If I have done this - David was accused by Saul of affecting the kingdom; and of waiting for an opportunity to take away the life of his king, his patron, and his friend. In his application to God he refers to these charges; meets them with indignation; and clears himself of them by a strong appeal to his Judge; and an imprecation that, if he had meditated or designed any such thing, he might meet with nothing but curse and calamity either from God or man.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3O Lord my God - A solemn appeal to God as to the sincerity and truth of what he was about to say. If I have done this - This thing charged upon me, for it is evident that “Cush,” whoever he was, had accused him of some wrong thing - some wicked action. What that was can only be learned from what follows, and even this is not very specific. So far as appears, however, it would seem to be that he accused David of bringing evil, in some way, upon one who was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The psalmist does not claim to be without sin, but he knows that he does not deserve the cruel attacks of his opponents (see 35:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. if I have done this--that is, the crime charged in the "words of Cush" (compare 1Sa 24:9).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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