and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB And has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- KJV And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- NKJV And rescued us from our enemies, For His mercy endures forever;
- NASB And has rescued us from our enemies, For His faithfulness is everlasting;
- NLT He saved us from our enemies. His faithful love endures forever.
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Quick answer
God delivered His people from their adversaries, and His love endures forever.
Overview
Having remembered them in distress, God rescued His people from those who opposed them. His steadfast love is shown not only in past wonders but in continual deliverance. This rescue points to the ultimate deliverance from sin and the enemy of our souls accomplished by Christ.
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Cross-references · 7
- Exod 15:13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
- Ps 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- Luke 1:68–74“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Isa 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Deut 15:15Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Prov 23:10–11Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
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