All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
Parallel translations
- KJV All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
- BSB All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- NKJV All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”
- NASB All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from one who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the poor from one who robs him?”
- NLT With every bone in my body I will praise him: “Lord, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
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Quick answer
David declares that his whole being will praise the Lord as the one who delivers the poor and needy from those too strong for them.
Overview
David vows wholehearted praise, marveling that none is like the Lord in rescuing the weak from powerful oppressors. God's incomparable character is seen in his care for the helpless. This points to Christ, who delivers the poor and needy from the strongest enemies of sin and death.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 25
- Ps 140:12I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
- Ps 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
- Exod 15:11Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Ps 71:19Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
- Ps 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
- Ps 86:8There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
- Ps 18:17He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
- Ps 34:20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.
- Ps 22:14I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
- Ps 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
- Ps 10:14But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
- Ps 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
- Ps 89:6–8For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
- Ps 69:33For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
- Prov 22:22–23Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
- Ps 102:3For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch.
- Isa 40:18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?
- Job 33:19–25He is chastened also with pain on his bed, with continual strife in his bones;
- Isa 40:25“To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
- Ps 22:24For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.
- Ps 34:6This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Job 5:15–16But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
- Ps 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
- Ps 102:17–20He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
- Jer 10:7Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.
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