Psalms 17:13

Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

In Context

12He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

14From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.

Psalms 10:12Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.

Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

Psalms 94:16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Isaiah 10:5Ah! the 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 the heavens Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation to destroy the whole land.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:9-15

Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O Lord , disappoint him,… Read the whole commentary →

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