Psalm 17:13

Translations

Modern

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Traditional

Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Literal

Arise, O YHWH! Go before his face; cast him down, and rescue my soul from the wicked by your sword,

Latin

Exsurge, Domine: præveni eum, et supplanta eum: eripe animam meam ab impio; frameam tuam

Original

Hebrew

English

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Notes

Psalms 17:13–14

The psalmist prays confidently for the Lord's victory, knowing God is more powerful than the evildoers. The psalmist finds joy in the Lord's inheritance (Psalm 16:5), whereas the wicked search for joy in this world.

Psalms 17:1–15

The psalmist asks for God's protection and justice, affirms his own integrity, and prays for the Lord to defeat his strong enemies.

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

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Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Psalm 44:26
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Acts 4:28
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
Psalm 44:23
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
Psalm 22:20
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
Psalm 7:11–13
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
Isaiah 10:5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Isaiah 10:15
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Psalm 119:126
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
Isaiah 13:5
They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.

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Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Agency in Executing Judgments God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Sword of Judgments The Sword of the Wicked

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