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Psalms 7:5

then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

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ASV

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

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.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִֽרַדֹּ֥ףyi.ra.Dofmay he pursueH7291 →
אוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.Yevan enemyH341 →
נַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.Shilife myH5315 →
וְיַשֵּׂ֗גve.ya.Segand may he overtake [it]H5381 →
וְיִרְמֹ֣סve.yir.Mosand he may trampleH7429 →
לָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzto the earthH776 →
חַיָּ֑יchai.Yailife myH2416 →
וּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀u.khe.vo.Diand honor myH3519 →
לֶעָפָ֖רle.'a.Farto the dustH6083 →
יַשְׁכֵּ֣ןyash.Kenmay he layH7931 →
סֶֽלָה׃Se.lahSelahH5542 →

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Psalms 143:3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.Malachi 4:3Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.Psalms 3:2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” SelahJeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.Psalms 44:5Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.Psalms 49:12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. SelahJob 40:12–13Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.Psalms 60:12With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.Job 31:5–10If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.Job 31:38–40if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,Job 16:15I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.Psalms 17:9from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.Psalms 9:6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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