Psalms 7:5
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.
KJV
si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala, decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis.
Vulgate
εἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσίν μοι κακά, ἀποπέσοιμι ἄρα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου κενός·
LXX
Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. [Selah
ASV
אִם גָּ֭מַלְתִּי שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥/י רָ֑ע וָ/אֲחַלְּצָ֖/ה צוֹרְרִ֣/י רֵיקָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
י
y
verb · 53×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
נִי
ny
verb · 34×
נִי
ny
verb · 44×
רֵיקָֽם
ryqm
adverb · 16×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jer 17:13 — O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
- Job 16:15 — I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
- Mal 4:3 — And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Ps 3:2 — Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
- Ps 143:3 — For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.