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Psalms 7:10
Psalms 7:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
- New International Version (NIV)My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
Context of Psalms 7:10
8Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me. 9Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God. My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart. 11God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day. 12If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:10 word by word
מָֽגִנִּ֥י עַל־אֱלֹהִ֑ים מ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַ יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 7:10
- Psalms 3:3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
- Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
- Psalms 84:11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
- Psalms 89:18For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.
- Psalms 112:2His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
- Psalms 125:4Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
- Job 8:6If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;
- Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;
- Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
- Proverbs 28:18Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in [his] double ways, shall fall in one [of them].
Commentaries on Psalms 7:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10My defense is of God - I now leave my cause in the hands of my Judge. I have no uneasy or fearful apprehensions, because I know God will save the upright in heart.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10My defense is of God - The meaning here is, that God was his protector, and that in his troubles he confided in him. The original word here, as in Psalm 3:3, note; Psalm 5:12, note; is “shield.” See the notes at thoses verses. Which saveth the upright in heart - whom he that searches the heart Psalm 7:9 sees to be upright; or to be sincere, truthful, just. The writer says that it is a characteristic of God that he saves or protects all such; and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13The psalmist moves from his own situation (Psalm 7:1–9) to speak for all the godly who seek redemption (7:10–16). He protects and vindicates his people. When his followers cry out for help, God hears them and acts to rescue them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. defence--literally, "shield" (Psa 5:12).Read the comment
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- 1. Psalms 7:10 7.10 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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