Psalms 118:13

Psalms 118:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
• New International Version (NIV)I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the Lord helped me.

Context of Psalms 118:13

11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. 12They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me. 14The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. 15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

Psalms 118:13 word by word

דַּחֹ֣ה דְחִיתַ֣נִי לִנְפֹּ֑ל וַ֖יהוָ֣ה עֲזָרָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast thrustדָּחָהdâchâh dâchach · to thrustH1760
• at me that I might fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• but the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826

Cross-references for Psalms 118:13

• Psalms 18:17He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
• Psalms 56:1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
• 1 Samuel 20:3Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won’t tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!”
• 1 Samuel 25:29“Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!
• 2 Samuel 17:1Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
• Hebrews 2:14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.

Commentaries on Psalms 118:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou hast thrust sore at me - In pushing thou hast pushed me that I might fall. But the Lord helped me - Though he possessed skill, courage, and strength, yet these could not have prevailed had not God been his helper; and to him he gives the glory of the victory.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall - literally, “Thrusting thou hast thrust at me.” This is the Hebrew mode of expressing intensity, repetition, or emphasis. The meaning is, that they had made a deadly thrust at him; that they had repeated the blows; that they had come with a fierce determination to crush and destroy him. The psalmist, as it were, sees the enemy again before him, and addresses him as if he were present. Everything is vivid to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29The psalmist joyfully thanks the Lord for his goodness and urges others to trust in his loving devotion (Psalm 118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113–118).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. The enemy is triumphantly addressed as if present.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 118:13

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Commentaries on Psalms 118

• 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