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Psalms 17:13

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

KJV

Præ fulgore in conspectu ejus nubes transierunt ; grando et carbones ignis.

Vulgate

ἀπὸ τῆς τηλαυγήσεως ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ αἱ νεφέλαι διῆλθον, χάλαζα καὶ ἄνθρακες πυρός.

LXX

Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

ASV

קוּמָ֤/ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣/ה פָ֭נָי/ו הַכְרִיעֵ֑/הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥/ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗/י מֵ/רָשָׁ֥ע חַרְבֶּֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
כָֽרְעוּ֙
kr'v
verb · 36×
נִי
ny
verb · 23×
נִי
ny
verb · 26×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. There is nothing worse, nothing more shameful, than gluttony; it makes the mind gross, and the soul carnal; it blinds, and permits not to see clearly. Observe, for instance, how this is the case with the Jews; for because they were intent upon gluttony, entirely occupied with worldly things, and without any spiritual thoughts, though Christ leads them on by ten thousand sayi…

Cross-references

  • Acts 4:28 — For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
  • Ezek 21:3 — And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
  • Ps 3:7 — Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
  • Ps 6:4 — Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
  • Ps 7:6 — Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
  • Ps 7:11 — God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
  • Ps 18:27 — For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
  • Ps 22:20 — Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
  • Ps 22:20 — Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
  • Ps 31:15 — My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
  • Ps 44:23 — Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
  • Ps 44:26 — Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
  • Ps 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
  • Ps 95:2 — Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
  • Ps 109:27 — That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
  • Ps 140:1 — Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;