who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
Parallel translations
- WEB who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
- KJV And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
- NKJV He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.
- NASB Who also brings me out from my enemies; You also raise me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent person.
- NLT and delivers me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
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Quick answer
God rescues David from his enemies, lifts him above his foes, and delivers him from violent men. Every deliverance is God's gracious work.
Overview
David sums up his rescue: God raises him above all who rise against him and saves him from the violent. The exaltation of God's anointed over his enemies is a recurring messianic pattern. It is fulfilled in Christ, whom God raised and exalted above every power after delivering him from the violence of the cross.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 140:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
- Num 24:7Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
- Ps 140:4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
- Ps 18:48who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
- Ps 52:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- 2 Sam 5:12And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
- 2 Sam 7:8–9Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Num 24:17–19I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
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Christ at the center
God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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