No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
Parallel translations
- KJV The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
- BSB No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
- NKJV The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
- NASB “The enemy will not deceive him, Nor will the son of wickedness afflict him.
- NLT His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him.
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Quick answer
God promises that no enemy will exact tribute or oppress His anointed king.
Overview
In contrast to subjugated nations, David's kingdom will not be plundered or held down by the wicked. The promise expresses God's protective commitment to His chosen ruler. Its perfect realization is in Christ's kingdom, which no enemy can finally overcome (Matt. 16:18).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Sam 7:10I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first,
- 1 Chr 17:9I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not waste them any more, as at the first,
- John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
- Matt 4:1–10Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
- 2 Th 2:3Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
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