Psalms 7:2 meaning and explanation
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Psalms 7:2, Berean Standard Bible
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David is praying under threat, likely from enemies who have slandered him, and in verse 2 he pictures what will happen if God does not act. The lion image is drawn from the ordinary dangers of a shepherd's world: a predator seizes its prey, drags it off and tears it apart, and no one is near enough to pull it free.
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