I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.
Psalm 7:2 - Easy To Read Version If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, While there is none to deliver. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lest my foe tear my life [from my body] like a lion, dragging me away while there is none to deliver. American Standard Version (1901) Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. Common English Bible Otherwise, they will rip me apart, dragging me off with no chance of rescue. Catholic Public Domain Version O Lord, my God, in you I have hoped. Save me from all those who persecute me, and free me: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. |
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.
You know I am innocent,\par but no one can save me\par from your power!\par
Those bad people are like lions trying to catch the animals they will eat.\par They attack poor people.\par The poor people are caught in the traps that the evil people make.\par
I trust the Lord.\par So why did you tell me \{to run and hide\}?\par \{You told me,\}\par “Fly like a bird to your mountain!”\par
Those bad people are like lions\par waiting to kill and eat another animal.\par They hide like lions, ready to attack.\par
Their mouths are wide open\par like a lion roaring\par and tearing at an animal.\par
God, listen to me.\par Come quickly and save me.\par Be my Rock, {\cf2\super [186]} \par Be my place of safety.\par Be my fortress. {\cf2\super [187]} \par Protect me!\par
But when I made a mistake, {\cf2\super [218]} \par those people laughed at me.\par Those people were not really friends.\par I didn’t even know them.\par But they surrounded me and attacked me.\par
You people have forgotten God.\par So you had better understand\par before I tear you apart!\par If that happens,\par no person can save you!\par
Save me from those people who\par do bad things.\par Save me from those murderers.\par
Angry words from a king are like the roars of a lion. But compliments from him are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
All night I cried loud like a lion.\par But my hopes were crushed\par like a lion eating bones.\par You finished my life in such a short time!\par
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.
Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.
The people living in Laish did not have anyone to rescue them. They lived too far from the city of Sidon for those people to help. And the people of Laish did not have any agreements with the people of Aram—so those people did not help them. The city of Laish was in a valley which belonged to the town of Beth Rehob. The people from Dan built a new city in that place. And that city became their home.