7 Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you.
    Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
² lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
    ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

¹³ They open their mouths wide against me,
    lions tearing prey and roaring.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth!
    Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

⁴ My soul is among lions.
    I lie among those who are set on fire,
    even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    and their tongue a sharp sword.