Psalms 7:3

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

1Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me; 2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer. Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands; 4If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;) 5Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

Psalms 7:3 word by word

יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי אִם־עָשִׂ֣יתִי זֹ֑את אִֽם־יֶשׁ־עָ֥וֶל בְּכַפָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 7:3

• Psalms 59:3For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
• Joshua 22:22The God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods, Jehovah, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know [it]; if it is in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah, — save us not this day!
• 1 Samuel 20:8Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
• 1 Samuel 22:8that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that informs me when my son has made [a covenant] with the son of Jesse; and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant as a lier-in-wait against me, as at this day?
• 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
• 1 Samuel 26:18And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
• 2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
• Job 16:17Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
• Psalms 66:18Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
• 1 Samuel 24:11And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it.
• Job 11:14If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy 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

Topics related to Psalms 7:3

• Honesty
• Integrity

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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