Psalms 7 · Verse 3

Psalms 7:3

O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
Psalms 7:3, King James Version

Psalms 7:3 in other translations

BSBO LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
WEBLORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
ASVO Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
YLTO Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
DARBYJehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
BBEO Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
WebsterO LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;

What does Psalms 7:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. if I have done this--that is, the crime charged in the "words of Cush" (compare 1Sa 24:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 If I have done this - David was accused by Saul of affecting the kingdom; and of waiting for an opportunity to take away the life of his king, his patron, and his friend. In his application to God he refers to these charges; meets them with indignation; and clears himself of them by a strong appeal to his Judge; and an imprecation that, if he had meditated or designed any such thing, he might meet with nothing but curse and calamity either from God or man.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 7:1-9

David flees to God for succour. But Christ alone could call on Heaven to attest his uprightness in all things. All His works were wrought in righteousness; and the prince of this world found nothing whereof justly to accuse him. Yet for our sakes, submitting to be charged as guilty, he suffered all evils, but, being innocent, he triumphed over them all. The plea is, "For the righteous God trieth the hearts and the…

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Psalms 7:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiGod myH430
אִם\־'im-ifH518
עָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
זֹ֑אתZotthisH2063
אִֽם\־'im-ifH518
יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
עָ֥וֶל'A.vel[is] unrighteousnessH5766
בְּכַפָּֽי\׃be.kha.Paiin hands myH3709

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 7:3

  • 1 Samuel 24:11

    Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

  • 1 Samuel 26:18-19

    And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  • Psalms 59:3

    For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  • Job 11:14

    If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

  • Joshua 22:22

    The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

  • 2 Samuel 16:7-8

    And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

  • 1 Samuel 24:9

    And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  • Psalms 66:18

    If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

  • 1 Samuel 20:8

    Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

  • Job 16:17-19

    Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

  • 1 Samuel 22:13

    And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • 1 Samuel 22:8

    That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if I.
59:3; Jos 22:22; 1Sa 20:8; 22:8,13; 24:9; 26:18,19; 2Sa 16:7,8
Job 16:17-19
if there.
66:18; 1Sa 24:11; Job 11:14

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Context

  • Psalms 7:2

    Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

  • Psalms 7:3

    O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

  • Psalms 7:4

    If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

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Psalms 7:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová Dios mío, si yo he hecho esto, si hay en mis manos iniquidad;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
De peur qu’il ne déchire mon âme comme un lion qui met en pièces, et il n’y a personne qui délivre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova, mein Gott! wenn ich solches getan habe, wenn Unrecht in meinen Händen ist,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, dum non est qui redimat, neque qui salvum faciat.