New Living Translation
Psalms 7:4
4if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,
Psalms 7:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
- New International Version (NIV)if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—
- English Standard Version (ESV)if I have repaid my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
Context of Psalms 7:4
2If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 3O Lord my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice, if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause, 5then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground and drag my honor in the dust. Interlude 6Arise, O Lord, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:4 word by word
אִם־גָּ֭מַלְתִּי שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י רָ֑ע וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה צוֹרְרִ֣י רֵיקָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 7:4
- Psalms 55:20As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.
- Psalms 109:5They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- Genesis 44:4But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil?
- Proverbs 17:3Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
- Jeremiah 18:20Should they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger.
- 1 Samuel 24:7So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul. After Saul had left the cave and gone on his way,
- 1 Samuel 26:9“No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one?
- 1 Samuel 19:4The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could.
- 1 Samuel 20:1David now fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. “What have I done?” he exclaimed. “What is my crime? How have I offended your father that he is so determined to kill me?”
- 1 Samuel 22:14“But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!
- 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.
- 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The Lord will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the Lord’s battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life.
- 1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”
Commentaries on Psalms 7:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Yea, I have delivered him - When, in the course of thy providence, thou didst put his life in my hand in the cave, I contented myself with cutting off his skirt, merely to show him the danger he had been in, and the spirit of the man whom he accused of designs against his life; and yet even for this my heart smote me, because it appeared to be an indignity offered to him who was the Lord 's anointed. This fact, and my venturing my life frequently for his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me - If I have done evil; or if I have requited him that was friendly by some unjust and evil conduct. If I have come upon him wantonly and unprovoked, and have done him wrong. This seems to have been the substance of the accusation; and, as remarked above, it is most probable that the accuser (Cush) referred to himself. Yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy - So far is this from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The psalmist declares his innocence, opening himself up to examination (Psalm 7:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. If I have injured my friend. yea, I have delivered, &c.--This makes a good sense, but interrupts the course of thought, and hence it is proposed to render, "if I have spoiled my enemy"--in either case (compare 1Sa 24:4-17; 31:8, 11).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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