Psalms

Psalm 7:3–5

³O LORD my God, if I have done this,

if injustice is on my hands,

⁴if I have rewarded my ally^b with evil,

if I have plundered my foe without cause,

⁵then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me;

may he trample me to the ground

and leave my honor in the dust.

Selah

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
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
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have done	עָשִׂ֣יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹ֑את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
if	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
injustice	עָ֥וֶל	‘ā·wel	Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
is	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
on my hands	בְּכַפָּֽי׃	bə·ḵap·pāy	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have rewarded	גָּ֭מַלְתִּי	gā·mal·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
my ally	שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י	šō·wl·mî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
with evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
if I have plundered	וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה	wā·’ă·ḥal·lə·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
my foe	צוֹרְרִ֣י	ṣō·wr·rî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
without cause	רֵיקָֽם׃	rê·qām	Adverb	H7387 emptily, vainly

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then may my enemy	אוֹיֵ֨ב׀	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
pursue me	יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף	yi·rad·dōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and overtake	וְיַשֵּׂ֗ג	wə·yaś·śêḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5381 reach, overtake
me	נַפְשִׁ֡י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
may he trample	וְיִרְמֹ֣ס	wə·yir·mōs	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7429 trample
me	חַיָּ֑י	ḥay·yāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
to the ground	לָאָ֣רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and leave	יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן	yaš·kên	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
my honor	וּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀	ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
in the dust	לֶעָפָ֖ר	le·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

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

Psalm 7:3 1 Samuel 24:11 · 1 Samuel 26:18–19 · Psalm 59:3 · Job 11:14 · Joshua 22:22 · 2 Samuel 16:7–8

Psalm 7:4 Psalm 55:20 · 1 Samuel 24:17–19 · Psalm 109:5 · Jeremiah 18:20–21 · 1 Samuel 19:4–5 · 1 Samuel 26:9–17 · 1 Samuel 20:1 · Genesis 44:4 · 1 Samuel 26:24 · 1 Samuel 25:28–29 · 1 Samuel 24:10–15 · Proverbs 17:3

Psalm 7:5 Malachi 4:3 · Psalm 3:2 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Psalm 44:5 · Psalm 49:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.