For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
Parallel translations
- WEB For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.
- BSB For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
- NKJV For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.
- NASB For He has saved me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
- NLT For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.
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David testifies that God has delivered him from all trouble and let him see his enemies defeated. It closes the psalm with confident praise for deliverance.
Overview
David speaks as though the rescue is already accomplished, so sure is his faith. He recounts deliverance from every trouble and victory over his foes. This forward-looking confidence rests on God's character and foreshadows the believer's assured triumph in Christ over every enemy.
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- Ps 59:10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
- Ps 92:11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
- Ps 112:8His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
- Ps 118:7The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
- 2 Tim 4:18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Ps 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
- Ps 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Ps 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
- Ps 91:8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- Ps 58:10–11The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Gen 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- 2 Sam 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- 1 Sam 26:24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
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