and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
Parallel translations
- WEB He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
- KJV He 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.
- BSB who delivers 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 He rescues me from my enemies; You indeed lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from a violent man.
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Quick answer
God rescues David, lifts him above his attackers, and delivers him from violent men. Every form of deliverance is ascribed to the Lord.
Overview
David layers verbs of rescue, exaltation, and deliverance to stress how completely God preserves him from violence. The shift to direct address ('you lift me up') makes the praise personal and grateful. Such deliverance from the hand of the violent foreshadows the Father's vindication of Christ, raised up above all his enemies.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 140:11An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
- Ps 140:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
- 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 86:14God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.
- Ps 59:1–2For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
- Ps 7:16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
- Ps 89:13You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
- Ps 22:27–30All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
- Phil 2:9Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
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