Psalms 140:7

Psalms 140:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
• New International Version (NIV)Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Context of Psalms 140:7

5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude 6I said to the Lord, “You are my God!” Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy! O Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. 8Lord, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.

Psalms 140:7 word by word

יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• the strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• of my salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• thou hast coveredסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• my headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of battleנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402

Cross-references for Psalms 140:7

• Psalms 18:1I love you, Lord; you are my strength.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?
• Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
• Psalms 59:17O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
• Psalms 89:26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
• Isaiah 12:2See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
• Psalms 144:10For you grant victory to kings! You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.
• 1 Samuel 17:36I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

Commentaries on Psalms 140:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7O God the Lord … - literally, “Yahweh, Lord, the strength of my salvation” The word rendered “God,” in the original, is יהוה Yahweh The address is to Yahweh as the Lord; that is, as the supreme Ruler - who presides over all things. Him the psalmist acknowledged as “his” Lord and Ruler. The phrase “the strength of my salvation” means the strength or power on which my safety depends. I have no other hope of deliverance but in thee. Thou hast covered my head…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7O GOD the Lord: This title comes from combining the name Yahweh with the title Adonai (which means Master). See also Psalms 68:20; 69:6; 71:16; 73:28; 109:21; 141:8.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. day of battle--literally, "of armor," that is, when using it.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 140:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• War

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Commentaries on Psalms 140

• 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