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 cry out to Adonai with my voice, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah 6I lie down and sleep. I awake—for Adonai sustains me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people all around who have taken their stand against me. 8Arise, Adonai! Deliver me, my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek. You shatter the teeth of the wicked. 9Deliverance belongs to Adonai. Let Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

Psalms 3:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• me, O my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for thou hast smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• the cheek boneלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• thou hast brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• of the ungodlyרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 3:7

• Psalms 10:12Arise, Adonai! O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
• Psalms 12:5They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
• Psalms 35:23Arise, awaken to my defense, to my cause—my God and my Lord!
• Psalms 44:23But for Your sake we are slain all day. We are counted as sheep for slaughter.
• Psalms 59:5For no guilt of mine, they run and set things up. Awake! Help me! Look!
• Psalms 74:11Why do You hold back Your hand, Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom and consume them!
• Psalms 76:9From heaven You pronounced judgment. The earth feared and was still—
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Adonai, awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
• Habakkuk 2:19Oy to one who says to wood: “Awake!” To a dumb stone: “Rouse yourself!” Can it teach? Look, it is plated with gold and silver, but it has no spirit within it.
• Psalms 58:6not hearing the voice of charmers, or a cunning spell binder.
• Job 16:10People open their mouths against me; they strike my cheek in contempt; they unite together against me.
• Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the unjust, and snatched the prey out of his teeth.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who strikes him. Let him have his fill of disgrace.

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