Psalms 3:7

Psalms 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
• New International Version (NIV)Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Context of Psalms 3:7

5I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me. 6I will not be afraid of thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side. Rise up, Lord! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked. 8Salvation belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people.Selah

Psalms 3:7 word by word

ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• me, O my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for thou hast smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• the cheek boneלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• thou hast brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• of the ungodlyרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 3:7

• Psalms 10:12Rise up, Lord God! Lift up your hand. Do not forget the oppressed.
• Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the needy and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the Lord. “I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”
• Psalms 35:23Wake up and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
• Psalms 44:23Wake up, Lord! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don’t reject us forever!
• Psalms 59:5Lord God of Armies, you are the God of Israel. Rise up to punish all the nations; do not show favor to any wicked traitors.Selah
• Psalms 74:11Why do you hold back your hand? Stretch out your right hand and destroy them!
• Psalms 76:9when God rose up to judge and to save all the lowly of the earth.Selah
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up, wake up! Arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength. Wake up as in days past, as in generations long ago. Wasn’t it you who hacked Rahab to pieces, who pierced the sea monster?
• Habakkuk 2:19Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up! or to mute stone: Come alive! Can it teach? Look! It may be plated with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.
• Psalms 58:6God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.
• Job 16:10They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join themselves together against me.
• Job 29:17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace.

Commentaries on Psalms 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Arise, O Lord - Though he knew that God had undertaken his defense, yet he knew that his continued protection depended on his continual prayer and faith. God never ceases to help as long as we pray. When our hands hang down, and we restrain prayer before him, we may then justly fear that our enemies will prevail. Those blast smitten - That is, Thou wilt smite. He speaks in full confidence of God's interference; and knows as surely that he shall have the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Arise, O Lord - This is a common mode of calling upon God in the Scriptures, as if he had been sitting still, or had been inactive. It is, of course, language taken from human conceptions, for in the intervals of active effort, in labor or in battle, we sit or lie down, and when we engage in toil we arise from our sitting or recumbent posture. So the mind accustoms itself to think of God. The idea is simply that David now calls upon God to interpose in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to give thanks every morning…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The psalmist does not seek revenge. Instead, he waits for the Lord to take vengeance. Arise: The psalmist asks the Lord to act now.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Arise, O Lord--God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference (Psa 7:6). The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour (Psa 27:2), and smiting their cheekbone (1Ki 22:24) denotes violence and insult. thou hast broken--God took his part, utterly depriving the enemy of power to injure.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 3:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 3

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings