Psalms 17:13

At the brightness before him the clouds passed, 1 Hail and coals of fire. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

12And he made darkness his secret place: 1 Round about him was his tabernacle, 1 Even dark water in the clouds of the air. 1

14The Lord also thundered from heaven, 1 And the Highest uttered his voice. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; 1 And let him trample my life on the ground, 1 And lay my glory in the dust. Pause. 1

Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrians; the rod of my wrath, and anger are in their hands.

Isaiah 13:5to come from a land afar off, from the utmost foundation of heaven; the Lord and his warriors are coming to destroy all the world.

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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