Psalms 7:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 38:13 : 13 I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.
  • Ps 50:22 : 22 Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Hos 13:7-8 : 7 So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
  • Deut 33:20 : 20 Blessing on Gad Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm– indeed, a scalp.
  • Judg 18:28 : 28 No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.
  • 2 Sam 14:6 : 6 Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.
  • Job 10:7 : 7 although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?
  • Ps 10:9 : 9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
  • Ps 22:13 : 13 They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.
  • Ps 35:15 : 15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

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    1A musical composition by David, which he sang to the LORD concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

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    17O Lord, how long are you going to watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

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  • Ps 22:13
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    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • Ps 17:12-13
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    77%

    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

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    19But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

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    22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.

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    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

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    13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

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    73%

    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

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    8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.

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    11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

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    6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

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