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.
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.
- BSB who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
- 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 140:1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
- Num 24:7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
- Ps 140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
- Ps 18:48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
- Ps 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
- 2 Sam 5:12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
- 2 Sam 7:8–9Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
- 1 Sam 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- Num 24:17–19I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children 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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