Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 140:7
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Psalms 140:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
- New International Version (NIV)Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
Context of Psalms 140:7
5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah 6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah 9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:7 word by word
יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 140:7
- Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Psalms 59:17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
- Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
- 1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- 2 Samuel 8:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7O God the Lord - literally, “Yahweh, Lord, the strength of my salvation” The word rendered “God,” in the original, is יהוה Yahweh The address is to Yahweh as the Lord; that is, as the supreme Ruler - who presides over all things. Him the psalmist acknowledged as “his” Lord and Ruler. The phrase “the strength of my salvation” means the strength or power on which my safety depends. I have no other hope of deliverance but in thee. Thou hast covered my head…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7O GOD the Lord: This title comes from combining the name Yahweh with the title Adonai (which means Master). See also Psalms 68:20; 69:6; 71:16; 73:28; 109:21; 141:8.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. day of battle--literally, "of armor," that is, when using it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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