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.
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.
- 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.
- 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 Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
- Num 24:7Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.
- Ps 140:4Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
- Ps 18:48He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
- Ps 52:1For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.” Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
- 2 Sam 5:12David perceived that Yahweh 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 tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel.
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on them.
- Num 24:17–19I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth.
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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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