Psalms 17:13

Psalms 17:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
• New International Version (NIV)Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down; with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him! Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

Context of Psalms 17:13

11They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground, 12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush. Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, 14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children. 15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Psalms 17:13 word by word

קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• confrontקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923
• themפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• Bring them to their kneesכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• deliverפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• meנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• by Your swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Psalms 17:13

• Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
• Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
• Psalms 119:126It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Psalms 7:11God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
• Isaiah 13:5They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.
• Isaiah 37:26Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
• Habakkuk 1:12Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
• Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

Commentaries on Psalms 17:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him - When he arises to spring upon and tear me to pieces, arise thou, O Lord; disappoint him of his prey; seize him, and cast him down. Deliver my soul - Save my life. From the wicked, which is thy sword - Saul is still meant, and we may understand the words as either implying the sword, the civil power, with which God had intrusted him, and which he was now grievously abusing; or, it may mean, deliver me by Thy sword - cut him…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Arise, O Lord - See the notes at Psalm 3:7. Disappoint him - Margin, “prevent his face.” The marginal reading expresses the sense of the Hebrew. The word used in the original means “to anticipate, to go before, to prevent;” and the prayer here is that God would come “before” his enemies; that is, that he would cast himself in their way “before” they should reach him. The enemy is represented as marching upon him with his face intently fixed, seeking his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved, through all the hardships and difficulties of his humiliation, to the glories and joys of his exalted state, and is a pattern to Christians to commit the keeping of their souls to God, trusting him to preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. Those are our worst enemies, that are enemies to our souls. They are God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The psalmist prays confidently for the Lord's victory, knowing God is more powerful than the evildoers. The psalmist finds joy in the Lord's inheritance (Psalm 16:5), whereas the wicked search for joy in this world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. disappoint--literally, "come before," or, "encounter him." Supply "with" before "sword" (Psa 17:13), and "hand" (Psa 17:14). These denote God's power.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 17:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Agency
• Sword

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Commentaries on Psalms 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings