Psalms

Psalm 7:1–2

¹A Shiggaion^a of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O LORD my God, I take refuge in You;

save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

²or they will shred my soul like a lion

and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

Footnotes

a 7:1 Shiggaion is probably a musical or liturgical term.

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Psalm 7:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A Shiggaion	שִׁגָּי֗וֹן	šig·gā·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7692 aberration, dithyramb, rambling poem
of David	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he sang	שָׁ֥ר	šār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7891 sing
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the words	דִּבְרֵי־	diḇ·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Cush	כ֝֗וּשׁ	ḵūš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3568 Cush
a Benjamite	יְמִינִֽי׃	yə·mî·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1145 Benjaminite
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my God	אֱ֭לֹהַי	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
I take refuge	חָסִ֑יתִי	ḥā·sî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2620 seek refuge
in You	בְּךָ֣	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
save me	הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי	hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3467 deliver
and deliver me	וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃	wə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my pursuers	רֹ֝דְפַ֗י	rō·ḏə·p̄ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

Psalm 7:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
they will shred	יִטְרֹ֣ף	yiṭ·rōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like a lion	כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה	kə·’ar·yêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
and tear me to pieces	פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק	pō·rêq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6561 tear apart, away
with no one	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to rescue me	מַצִּֽיל׃	maṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 7:1 Psalm 31:15 · 1 Peter 4:19 · Habakkuk 3:1 · Jeremiah 20:11 · Psalm 35:1–3 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 30:2 · 2 Samuel 16:1–23 · Psalm 26:1 · Psalm 43:4 · Psalm 17:7–9 · Jeremiah 31:18

Psalm 7:2 Psalm 50:22 · 2 Timothy 4:17 · Isaiah 38:13 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Psalm 35:15 · Deuteronomy 33:20 · Proverbs 19:12 · Judges 18:28 · Job 10:7 · Hosea 13:7–8 · Psalm 17:12 · 2 Samuel 14:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.