Psalm 7:2

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

In Psalm 10:9, the wicked ambush like a lion to seize the poor, directly paralleling the lion-like tearing feared in Psalm 7:2.

Psalm 17:12 Parallel

In Psalm 17:12, the enemy is described as a lion eager to tear, nearly identical to the lion tearing in Psalm 7:2.

Psalm 22:13 Parallel

In Psalm 22:13, enemies are like a roaring lion, matching the lion metaphor for attackers in Psalm 7:2.

Psalm 50:22 Allusion

Psalm 50:22 warns that God will tear apart the wicked with none to deliver — the same phrase 'none to deliver' but with God as the lion.

Psalm 71:11 Allusion

Psalm 71:11 quotes enemies saying 'there is none to deliver him' — directly echoing the same phrase from Psalm 7:2.

Job 10:7 Parallel

Job 10:7 says 'there is none to deliver out of your hand' — the same 'none to deliver' phrase applied to God's sovereignty.

In 2 Timothy 4:17, Paul is rescued from the lion's mouth — a direct contrast to the psalmist's cry of no deliverer.

Lamentations 5:8 laments 'there is none to deliver us' — identical phrase to Psalm 7:2's 'none to deliver'.

Hosea 5:14 Contrast

Hosea 5:14 uses the same lion-tearing imagery but with God as the lion — a striking contrast to the enemy lion in Psalm 7:2.

1 Peter 5:8 Allusion

1 Peter 5:8 compares the devil to a roaring lion seeking prey, echoing the same predatory image but for spiritual warfare.

In Isaiah 38:13, Hezekiah describes God's judgment as a lion breaking bones, echoing the lion metaphor for destruction in Psalm 7:2.

Hosea 13:7 Parallel

Hosea 13:7 portrays God as a lion lurking against Israel, mirroring the lion attack but with God as the aggressor.

Job 5:4 Parallel

Job 5:4 also speaks of being crushed with no deliverer — a parallel to the helplessness David describes.

Daniel 8:4 Parallel

Daniel 8:4 describes a ram with 'none who could rescue' — similar language of no deliverer, but in a vision of beasts.

Hosea 13:8 Parallel

Hosea 13:8 intensifies the lion imagery with God tearing like a bear and lion, similar to the psalmist's fear of being torn.