Psalms 17:13

Yahweh, come and ◄oppose/fight against► my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!

Translation for Translators

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

12They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce on their prey.

14Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested only in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6But Yahweh, because you are very angry with those who pursue me, arise and attack/defeat my enemies who are furiously/angrily attacking me Do to them what is just!

Psalms 10:12Yahweh God, arise and help us Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!

Psalms 44:23So, Yahweh, arise! Why are you asleep [RHQ]? Get up! Do not reject us forever!

Psalms 94:16But when wicked people ◄ oppressed me/treated me cruelly►, ◄who defended me?/no one defended me.► [RHQ] No one stood up to testify for me against those evil people [RHQ].

Isaiah 10:5Yahweh says, “Terrible things will happen to Assyria. It is true that their army is like a rod/club [DOU] with which I punish other nations because I am very angry with those nations [DOU].

Isaiah 13:5They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are like [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use to punish the people with whom he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country of Babylonia.

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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