New American Standard Bible 1995
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
1O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 2Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver. O Lord my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands, 4If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary, 5Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory 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
Cross-references for Psalms 7:3
- Psalms 59:3For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
- Joshua 22:22“The Mighty One, God, the Lord, the Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the Lord do not save us this day!
- 1 Samuel 20:8Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. But if there is iniquity in me, put me to death yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?”
- 1 Samuel 22:8For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.”
- 1 Samuel 24:9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 26:18He also said, “Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- 2 Samuel 16:7Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow!
- Job 16:17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
- Psalms 66:18If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear;
- 1 Samuel 24:11Now, my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life to take it.
- Job 11:14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness 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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- 1. Psalms 7:3 1 Sam 24:11 ↩
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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