Topic
Shiggaion
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 7:1–17Easton · ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;…
- Habakkuk 3:1Easton · ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
- Psalms 7:1Smith
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
shi-ga'-yon, shi-gi'-on (shiggayon): Occurs in the title of Ps 7, and, in the plural, in the verse introducing Habakkuk's prayer (Hab 3:1). Derived from a verb meaning "to wander," it is generally taken to mean a dithyramb, or rhapsody. This is not supported by the Greek VSS, but they are evidently quite at a loss.
See PSALMS, BOOK OF.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.