Psalms 17:13

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 compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Arise, O Yhwh, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 14From men which are thy hand, O Yhwh, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms 17:13 word by word

קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• disappointקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923
• himפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• cast him downכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• deliverפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• thy swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Psalms 17:13

• Psalms 3:7Arise, O Yhwh; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O Yhwh, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
• Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
• Psalms 119:126It is time for thee, Yhwh, to work: for they have made void thy law.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Yhwh; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not He that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
• Psalms 7:11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
• Isaiah 10:5O 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 heaven, even Yhwh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
• Isaiah 37:26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
• Habakkuk 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O Yhwh my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Yhwh, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
• Acts 4:28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

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

Topics related to Psalms 17:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Agency
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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