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Lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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The Ferocious Lion
Commentators explain that David's comparison of his enemy to a lion is not just poetic; it vividly portrays the extreme danger he faced. The lion represents overwhelming power, vicious cruelty, and the threat of being torn apart completely. This imagery serves to emphasize the desperation of his plea to God for rescue from a fierce and seemingly unstoppable foe.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lest he—Lest “Cush” should do this. See the title and the introduction to the psalm, Section 2.
Tear my soul like a lion—T…
19th Century
Anglican
Lest he tear. — The poet turns from the thought of his enemies generally to the one who has just made himself conspicuous…
16th Century
Protestant
At the beginning of the psalm, David speaks of having many enemies, and in the second verse he identifies a single individual. And certainly, since…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lest he tear my soul like a lion That is, one of his persecutors, the chief of them; it may be Saul, whom the psalmi…
David flees to God for aid.
But Christ alone could call on Heaven to attest His uprightness in all things. All His works were performed in r…
13th Century
Catholic
1. The earlier psalms were written for liberation from enemies, but this is a psalm in which he prays for vindication from them. Thus, the t…
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