Psalms 144:7

Psalms 144:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
• New International Version (NIV)Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners
• English Standard Version (ESV)Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,

Context of Psalms 144:7

5O Lord, bend your heaven low, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. 6Hurl bolts of lightning, and scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and throw them into confusion. Stretch out your hands from above. Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters and from foreigners’ hands. 8Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges. 9O God, I will sing a new song to you. I will sing a psalm to you on a ten-stringed harp.

Psalms 144:7 word by word

שְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶ֗יךָ מִמָּ֫ר֥וֹם פְּצֵ֣נִי וְ֭הַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים מִ֝יַּ֗ד בְּנֵ֣י נֵכָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• from aboveמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• ridפָּצָהpâtsâh · to openH6475
• me, and deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me out of greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of strangeנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121

Cross-references for Psalms 144:7

• Psalms 18:16He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.
• 2 Samuel 22:17He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.
• Matthew 27:43He trusted God. Let God rescue him now if he wants. After all, this man said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God! The water is already up to my neck!
• Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
• Revelation 12:15The snake’s mouth poured out a river of water behind the woman in order to sweep her away.
• Revelation 17:15The angel also said to me, “The waters you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are people, crowds, nations, and languages.
• Psalms 144:11Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners’ hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
• Psalms 54:3Strangers have attacked me. Ruthless people seek my life. They do not think about God. Selah
• Nehemiah 9:2Those who were descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood and confessed their sins as well as the wicked things their ancestors had done.
• Malachi 2:11Judah has been unfaithful! A disgusting thing has been done in Israel and Jerusalem. Judah has dishonored the holy place that the Lord loves and has married a woman who worships a foreign god.

Commentaries on Psalms 144:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Send thine hand from above - Margin, as in Hebrew, “hands.” See the notes at Psalm 18:16: “He sent from above.” Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters - Thus Psalm 18:16: “He took me, he drew me out of many waters.” As God had done it once, there was ground for the prayer that he would do it yet again. From the hand of strange children - Strangers: strangers to thee; strangers to thy people, foreigners. See Psalm 54:3: “For strangers are risen up…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The psalmist asks God to act against his enemies (compare Psalm 18:7–19).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7deliver me פצני, take me out. That is an expression of saving, and so is (verse 10): “Who delivers (הפוצה) David His servant.” (I found.)Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 144

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