Psalms 3:7

Psalms 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
• New International Version (NIV)Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Context of Psalms 3:7

5I laid me down and slept; I awoke; for the LORD sustained me. 6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me on all sides. Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8Salvation belongeth to the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalms 3:7 word by word

ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• boneלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• ungodlyרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 3:7

• Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the humble.
• Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
• Psalms 35:23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.
• Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
• Psalms 59:5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
• Psalms 74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
• Psalms 76:9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not that which hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
• Habakkuk 2:19Woe to him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.
• Psalms 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
• Job 16:10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
• Job 29:17And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
• Lamentations 3:30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Commentaries on Psalms 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Arise, O Lord - Though he knew that God had undertaken his defense, yet he knew that his continued protection depended on his continual prayer and faith. God never ceases to help as long as we pray. When our hands hang down, and we restrain prayer before him, we may then justly fear that our enemies will prevail. Those blast smitten - That is, Thou wilt smite. He speaks in full confidence of God's interference; and knows as surely that he shall have the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Arise, O Lord - This is a common mode of calling upon God in the Scriptures, as if he had been sitting still, or had been inactive. It is, of course, language taken from human conceptions, for in the intervals of active effort, in labor or in battle, we sit or lie down, and when we engage in toil we arise from our sitting or recumbent posture. So the mind accustoms itself to think of God. The idea is simply that David now calls upon God to interpose in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to give thanks every morning…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The psalmist does not seek revenge. Instead, he waits for the Lord to take vengeance. Arise: The psalmist asks the Lord to act now.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Arise, O Lord--God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference (Psa 7:6). The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour (Psa 27:2), and smiting their cheekbone (1Ki 22:24) denotes violence and insult. thou hast broken--God took his part, utterly depriving the enemy of power to injure.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 3:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 3

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