Psalms 17:13

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Majority Standard Bible

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

12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

Psalms 94:16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.

Isaiah 13:5They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.

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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