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 there is injustice in my hands, 4If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary, Let 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. 6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment. 7Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high.

Psalms 7:5 word by word

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

• Let the enemyאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• pursueרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and overtakeנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• And let him trampleרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• And layשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 7:5

• Job 31:5“If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,
• Psalms 44:5Through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.
• Psalms 60:12Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
• Job 40:12Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 10:6I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the wine trough alone, And from the peoples there was no man with Me. I also trod them in My anger And trampled them in My wrath; And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, And I stained all My raiment.
• Zechariah 10:5They will be as mighty men, Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will fight, for the Lord will be with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
• Malachi 4:3You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Psalms 49:12But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
• Job 16:15I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.
• Job 40:13Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.
• Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
• Psalms 3:2Many are saying of my soul, “There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah.
• Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the evil To lay him open from thigh to neck. 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

Topics related to Psalms 7:5

• Evil for Good
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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