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Psalms 7:2

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 7:3.

פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יִטְרֹ֣ףyitrofcatchטָרַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, an unfinished actionH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).כְּאַרְיֵ֣הkearyehas lionאֲרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…פֹּ֝רֵ֗קporeqbreakפָּרַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “break”, a verb used as a describing wordH6561to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliverbreak (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַצִּֽילmatsildefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “defend”, a verb used as a describing wordH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-3) Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

World English Bible

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

Darby Translation

Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.

Douay-Rheims

O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-3) Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Lest at any time the enemy seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μή ποτε ἁρπάσῃ ὡς λέων τὴν ψυχήν μου, μὴ ὄντος λυτρουμένου, μηδὲ σώζοντος.