God’s Word Translation
Psalms 7:3
3O Lord my God, if I have done this— if my hands are stained with injustice,
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
1O Lord my God, I have taken refuge in you. Save me, and rescue me from all who are pursuing me. 2Like a lion they will tear me to pieces and drag me off with no one to rescue me. O Lord my God, if I have done this— if my hands are stained with injustice, 4if I have paid back my friend with evil or rescued someone who has no reason to attack me— 5then let the enemy chase me and catch me. Let him trample my life into the ground. Let him lay 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 59:3They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O Lord, but not because of any disobedience,
- Joshua 22:22They said, “The Lord is ⌞the only true⌟ God! The Lord is ⌞the only true⌟ God! He knows, so let Israel know! If our act is rebellious or unfaithful to the Lord,
- 1 Samuel 20:8Now, be kind to me. After all, you forced me into an agreement with the Lord. If I have committed any crime, kill me yourself. Why bother taking me to your father?”
- 1 Samuel 22:8All of you are plotting against me, and no one informed me when my son entered into a loyalty pledge with Jesse’s son. No one felt sorry for me and informed me that my son has encouraged my servant David to ambush me, as he’s doing now.”
- 1 Samuel 24:9David asked Saul, “Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you?
- 1 Samuel 26:18“Why are you pursuing me?” he added. “What have I done? What crime have I committed?
- 2 Samuel 16:7Shimei cursed and said, “Get out! Get out, you bloodthirsty man! You worthless person!
- Job 16:17although my hands have done nothing violent, and my prayer is sincere.
- Psalms 66:18If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened ⌞to me⌟.
- 1 Samuel 24:11My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! Since I cut off the border of your robe and didn’t kill you, you should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you, but you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life.
- Job 11:14If you’re holding on to sin, put it far away, and don’t let injustice live in your tent.
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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