Psalms 7 · Verse 5

Psalms 7:5

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.
Psalms 7:5, King James Version

Psalms 7:5 in other translations

BSBthen may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
WEBlet 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.
ASVLet 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
YLTAn enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.
DARBYLet 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.
BBELet my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)
WebsterLet the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

What does Psalms 7:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. This is the consequence, if such has been his conduct. mine honour--(compare Psa 3:3; 4:2)--my personal and official dignity.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul - If I have been guilty of the things laid to my charge, let the worst evils fall upon me.

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 7:5 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.

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

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

Cross references for Psalms 7:5

  • Malachi 4:3

    And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Psalms 44:5

    Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

  • Psalms 49:12

    Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

  • Jeremiah 17:13

    O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

  • Psalms 3:2

    Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

  • Job 40:12-13

    Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

  • Job 16:15

    I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

  • Job 31:5-10

    If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. …

  • Habakkuk 3:13

    Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

  • Isaiah 10:6

    I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

  • Job 31:38-40

    If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

  • Zechariah 10:5

    And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let.
Job 31:5-10,38-40
tread.
44:5; 60:12; Job 40:12; Isa 10:6; 63:3; Zec 10:5; Mal 4:3
lay.
49:12; Job 16:15; 40:13; Jer 17:13
Selah.
3:2; Hab 3:13

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Context

  • 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:)

  • Psalms 7:5

    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.

  • Psalms 7:6

    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.

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Psalms 7:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Persiga el enemigo mi alma, y alcánce la; y pise en tierra mi vida, y mi honra ponga en el polvo. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Si j’ai rendu le mal à celui qui était en paix avec moi (mais j’ai délivré celui qui me pressait sans cause),
German
Elberfelder 1871
So verfolge der Feind meine Seele und erreiche sie, und trete mein Leben zu Boden und strecke meine Ehre hin in den Staub.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
si reddidi retribuentibus mihi mala, decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis.