“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- KJV Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- NKJV “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
- NASB ¶“Because he has loved Me, I will save him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
- NLT The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.
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Quick answer
God Himself promises to deliver and exalt the one who clings to Him in love and knows His name.
Overview
God now speaks directly, pledging deliverance to those who set their love on Him. To "know God's name" is to trust His revealed character in faithful relationship. This love and saving exaltation are realized in Christ, through whom we know the Father and are lifted up (John 17:3, 26).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- Jas 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- John 16:27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
- Rom 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- Gal 4:9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- Ps 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
- Isa 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Ps 89:16–17They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- 1 Chr 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- Ps 59:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
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