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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Psalms 71:4

My God, save me from wicked people. Save me from cruel, evil people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Thompson Chain Reference - Decrepitude;   Deliverance;   Long Life;   Old Age;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Hope;   Trust;   Upholdment;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Deliver;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Rechab, Rechabites;   Sin;   King James Dictionary - Deliver;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hand;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Protect me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,Out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Delyuer me O my Lorde out of the hande of the vngodly: out of the hande of the vnryghteous and cruell man.
Darby Translation
My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
New King James Version
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Literal Translation
O my God, deliver me out of the hand of the wicked, and out of the hand of the unjust and the ruthless.
World English Bible
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
King James Version (1611)
Let all those that seeke thee, reioyce, and be glad in thee: and let such as loue thy saluation, say continually, Let God be magnified.
King James Version
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For thou (o LORDE God) art the thinge that I loge for, thou art my hope euen fro my youth.
THE MESSAGE
My God, free me from the grip of Wicked, from the clutch of Bad and Bully. You keep me going when times are tough— my bedrock, God , since my childhood. I've hung on you from the day of my birth, the day you took me from the cradle; I'll never run out of praise. Many gasp in alarm when they see me, but you take me in stride.
Amplified Bible
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked (godless), From the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.
American Standard Version
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Bible in Basic English
O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.
Update Bible Version
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
New English Translation
My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
Contemporary English Version
Come and save me, Lord God, from vicious and cruel and brutal enemies!
Complete Jewish Bible
My God, help me escape from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver me, O God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Hebrew Names Version
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.
New Living Translation
My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
New Life Bible
O my God, take me from the hand of the sinful, from the hand of the wrong-doer and the man without pity.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.
English Revised Version
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Berean Standard Bible
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
New Revised Standard
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(70-4) Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
Lexham English Bible
My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the evildoer and the oppressor,
English Standard Version
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
New American Standard Bible
Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,
New Century Version
My God, save me from the power of the wicked and from the hold of evil and cruel people.
Good News Translation
My God, rescue me from wicked people, from the power of cruel and evil people.
Christian Standard Bible®
Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
My God, delyuere thou me fro the hoond of the synner; and fro the hoond of a man doynge ayens the lawe, and of the wickid man.
Young's Literal Translation
O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
Revised Standard Version
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

Contextual Overview

1 Lord , I depend on you for protection. Don't let me be disappointed. 2 You always do what is right, so come and save me. Listen to me and save me. 3 Be my Rock, my place of safety. Be my fortress, and protect me! You are my Rock and my protection. 4 My God, save me from wicked people. Save me from cruel, evil people. 5 Lord God , you are my hope. I have trusted you since I was a young boy. 6 I depended on you even before I was born. I relied on you even in my mother's womb. I have always prayed to you. 7 You are my source of strength, so I have been an example to others. 8 I am always singing about the wonderful things you do. 9 Don't throw me away just because I am old. Don't leave me as I lose my strength. 10 My enemies make plans against me. They have met together and are making plans to kill me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

out of the: Psalms 17:8, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 17:13, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:2, Psalms 140:1-4, 2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 17:1, 2 Samuel 17:2, 2 Samuel 17:12-14, 2 Samuel 17:21

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 19:7 - all the evil Psalms 43:1 - the deceitful Psalms 140:4 - Keep me

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,.... Meaning Absalom his son, as Arama, who had risen up in rebellion against him; and he may not only intend him, but all those wicked men that had joined with him: it was David's mercy he had a covenant God to go to, and could claim his interest in him, who had power to deliver him, and from whom he might expect it;

out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man; or "leavened" s; a sour ill natured man; one leavened with malice and wickedness: perhaps Ahithophel is intended. It may be applied to any wicked, lawless, and tyrannical persecutor of God's people; and particularly to the lawless and wicked one, the man of sin, the son of perdition, antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

s חומץ "malitiae fermento prorsus corrupti", Michaelis, "secundum", Gejerum Gussetium so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked - It is, of course, not possible now to ascertain who are particularly referred to here. If David was the author of the psalm, they may have been any of the numerous enemies that he had in his life.

Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man - Hebrew, “out of the palm.” This means here the same as hand, and refers to the “grasp” which anyone makes in taking hold of a thing by the hand.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 71:4. Out of the hand of the wicked — Probably his unnatural son Absalom, called here רשע rasha, the WICKED, because he had violated all laws, human and Divine.

The unrighteous and cruel man. — Probably Ahithophel who was the iniquitous counsellor of a wicked and rebellious son.


 
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