Psalms 7:6

Arise, O Lord, in your wrath; be exalted + 7:6 Heb. 'because of my enemies.' in the utmost boundaries of my enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which you did command. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

In Context

5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause. 1

7And the congregation of the nations shall compass you: and for this cause do you return on high. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for you have struck all who were without cause my enemies; you have broken the teeth of sinners. 1

Psalms 35:1The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, that + 35:1 Rom 3:18 there is no fear of God before his eyes. 1

Psalms 59:5That your beloved ones may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me. 1

Psalms 73:20Look upon your covenant: for the dark places of the earth are filled with the habitations of iniquity. 1

Psalms 76:8Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever? 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:2-10

David Prays Against His Enemies; Prayer for Sinners and Saints. 1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread… Read the whole commentary →

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