Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 7:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
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.
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.
So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
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