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 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— then 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 6Arise in anger, O Lord. Stand up against the fury of my attackers. Wake up, my God. You have already pronounced judgment. 7Let an assembly of people gather around you. Take your seat high above them.

Psalms 7:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and takeנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• yea, let him tread downרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
• my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and layשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• mine honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• in the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 7:5

• Job 31:5“If I have walked with lies or my feet have run after deception,
• Psalms 44:5With you we can walk over our enemies. With your name we can trample those who attack us.
• Psalms 60:12With God we will display great strength. He will trample our enemies.
• Job 40:12Look at all who are arrogant, and humble them. Crush wicked people wherever they are.
• Isaiah 10:6I send them against a godless nation. In my fury I order them against the people to take their belongings, loot them, and trample on them like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trampled alone in the winepress. No one was with me. In my anger I trampled on people. In my wrath I stomped on them. Their blood splattered my clothes so all my clothing has been stained.
• Zechariah 10:5Together they will be like warriors who trample the enemy in the mud on the streets. They will fight because the Lord is with them. They will put to shame those who ride on horses.
• Malachi 4:3You will trample on wicked people, because on the day I act they will be ashes under the soles of your feet,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Psalms 49:12But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure. They are like animals that die.
• Job 16:15“I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have thrown my strength in the dust.
• Job 40:13Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.
• Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the Hope of Israel, all who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in dust, because they abandon the Lord, the fountain of life-giving water.
• Psalms 3:2Many are saying about me, “Even with God ⌞on his side⌟, he won’t be victorious.” Selah
• Habakkuk 3:13You go out to save your people, to save your anointed. You crush the leader of the wicked household, stripping him bare 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