Lest [a]he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help.

O Lord my God, if I have done [b]this thing, if there be any wickedness in mine hands,

[c]If I have rewarded evil unto him that had peace with me, (yea I have delivered him that vexed me without cause.)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:2 He desireth God to deliver him from the rage of cruel Saul.
  2. Psalm 7:3 Wherewith Cush chargeth me.
  3. Psalm 7:4 If I reverenced not Saul for affinities sake and preserved his life, 1 Sam. 26:8,9.

or they will tear me apart like a lion(A)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(B) me.

Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(C)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(D) have robbed my foe—

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