Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleor they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me. Young's Literal Translation Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer. King James Bible Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver. Hebrew orפֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest they will shred יִטְרֹ֣ף (yiṭ·rōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2963: To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food my soul נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion like a lion, כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה (kə·’ar·yêh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 738: A lion and tear me to pieces פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק (pō·rêq) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6561: To break off, crunch, to deliver with no one וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle to rescue me. מַצִּֽיל׃ (maṣ·ṣîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver |