Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
- BSB Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
- NKJV Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
- NASB Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under their power.
- NLT Their enemies crushed them and brought them under their cruel power.
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Israel's enemies oppressed them and brought them into subjection under their hand.
Overview
The psalmist continues the cycle of judgment, picturing Israel crushed beneath foreign domination during the period of the judges and beyond. This bondage was the bitter fruit of forsaking the LORD, showing that turning from God leads to slavery rather than freedom. The verse heightens Israel's need for the rescue only God can give, pointing forward to the deeper deliverance from sin's tyranny accomplished in Christ.
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Cross-references · 2
- Judg 10:12The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
- Judg 4:3And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
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