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Psalms 17:13
13Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
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 now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth. 12He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places. Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword; 14From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children. 15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:13 word by word
קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 17:13
- Psalms 3:7Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.
- Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
- Psalms 119:126It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, [as in] the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, [and] pierced the monster?
- Psalms 7:11God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day.
- Isaiah 10:5Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
- Isaiah 13:5They come from a far country, from the end of the heavens — Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation — to destroy the whole land.
- Isaiah 37:26Hast thou not heard that long ago I did it, and that from ancient days I formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest lay waste fortified cities [into] ruinous heaps.
- Habakkuk 1:12— Art thou not from everlasting, Jehovah my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast appointed him for correction.
- Acts 4:28to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
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
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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
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