He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
- KJV He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- BSB He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
- NASB He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;
- NLT He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him.
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Quick answer
He redeems the oppressed from violence, and their blood is precious in his sight.
Overview
The king values the lives of the vulnerable so highly that he redeems them from oppression. Their very blood is treasured by him. This redeeming care points to Christ, who poured out his own precious blood to redeem his people from every form of bondage (1 Peter 1:18-19).
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Cross-references · 15
- Ps 116:15Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.
- 1 Th 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;
- Rev 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
- Luke 1:68–75“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
- 2 Sam 4:9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- Ps 69:18Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
- Rev 17:6I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
- Ps 130:8He will redeem Israel from all their sins.
- Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- Rev 6:9–11When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.
- 1 Sam 26:21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
- Ps 25:22Redeem Israel, God, out all of his troubles.
- Gen 48:16the angel who has 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. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Rev 18:20–24“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”
- Matt 23:30–36and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
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