Psalms
Psalm 7:2
2or they will shred my soul like a lion
and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Word by word
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| 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 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.