Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- KJV Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
- NKJV Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- NASB May the foot of pride not come upon me, And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.
- NLT Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
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Quick answer
David asks not to be overthrown by the foot of pride or driven off by the hand of the wicked. He prays for protection from arrogant oppressors.
Overview
David seeks God's defense against the 'foot of pride' and the 'hand of the wicked,' the very arrogance described earlier in the psalm. He trusts God's vast love (vv.5-9) to shield him from being trampled or displaced. The humble who rely on God, not the proud, are ultimately upheld, a truth Jesus confirms in blessing the meek (Matthew 5:5).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Isa 51:23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
- Job 40:11–12Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
- Ps 12:3–5May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Ps 123:3–4Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
- Ps 119:122Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
- Ps 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Ps 17:8–14Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Ps 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Ps 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
- Ps 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
- Ps 21:7–8For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Ps 125:1–3A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Rom 8:35–39Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
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