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Psalm 7:5
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.
Psalm 7:5 · World English Bible
Psalm 7:5 in other translations
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.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
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.
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In context
2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
3 LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have plundered him who without cause was my adversary),
5 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.
6 Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
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