Psalms 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.”
Psalms 7:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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”
Psalms 7:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.”
Psalms 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. ”
Psalms 7:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then let the enemie persecute my soule and take it: yea, let him treade my life downe vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.”
Psalms 7:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 7:5 in Context — Psalms 7
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
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.
6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
What Does Psalms 7:5 Mean?
Psalms 7:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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