Psalms 143:9

New King James Version

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;In You I take shelter. [fn]

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord ! I have fled to you for refuge.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Deliuer me, O Lorde, from mine enemies: for I hid me with thee.

Christian Standard Bible®
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord;I come to you for protection.

Hebrew Names Version
Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

Easy-to-Read Version
Lord , I come to you for protection. Save me from my enemies.

Amplified Bible
Rescue me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.

American Standard Version
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Contemporary English Version
Please rescue me from my enemies, Lord ! I come to you for safety.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai , rescue me from my enemies; I have hidden myself with you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; with Thee have I hidden myself.

King James Version (1611)
Deliuer mee, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flie vnto thee to hide me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee for refuge.

English Revised Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Berean Standard Bible
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

Lexham English Bible
Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh. I take refuge in you.

Literal Translation
O Jehovah, deliver me from my enemies; by You I am covered.

New Century Version
Lord , save me from my enemies; I hide in you.

New English Translation
Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord ! I run to you for protection.

New Living Translation
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord ; I run to you to hide me.

New Life Bible
O Lord, take me away from those who hate me. I run to You to be safe.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(142-9) Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled:

George Lamsa Translation
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies, and teach me to do thy will.

Good News Translation
I go to you for protection, Lord ; rescue me from my enemies.

New American Standard Bible
Save me, LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.

King James Version
Deliver me, O Lord , from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Delyuer me O God from myne enemies: I hyde my selfe with thee.

New Revised Standard
Save me, O Lord , from my enemies; I have fled to you for refuge.

Darby Translation
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Delyuere thou me fro myn enemyes, Lord, Y fledde to thee;

Young's Literal Translation
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

World English Bible
Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

Revised Standard Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge!

Update Bible Version
Deliver me, O Yahweh, from my enemies: I flee to you to hide me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to thee to hide me.

Bible in Basic English
O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Delyuer me (o LORDE) fro myne enemies, for I resorte vnto the.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Deliver me, O Lord , from my enemies; I take refuge in You.

Legacy Standard Bible
Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,I have concealed myself in You.

Contextual Overview

⁷ Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. ⁹ Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;In You I take shelter. [fn] ¹⁰ Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. ¹¹ Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. ¹² In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

flee unto thee: Heb. hide me with thee, Psalms 34:2-4, Psalms 56:9, Psalms 61:3, Psalms 61:4, Psalms 142:5, Proverbs 18:10, Hebrews 6:18

Reciprocal: Psalms 32:7 - my Psalms 64:2 - Hide Psalms 69:17 - hide Psalms 119:86 - help Psalms 139:10 - General Isaiah 26:20 - hide Isaiah 32:2 - an hiding 2 Timothy 2:7 - and

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies,.... Either Saul and his courtiers, or Absalom and the conspirators along with him; who were many, and lively and strong, stronger than he; and therefore God only could deliver him, and to him he sought for it, and not to men; and so deliverance from spiritual enemies is only from the Lord;

I flee unto thee to hide me; from their rage and fury; who was the only asylum or place of refuge for him, where he could be safe. It may be rendered, "with thee have I hid" y; that is, myself: so Arama gives the sense,

"I have hid myself with thee.''

Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Kimchi, interpret it to this purpose,

"I have hid my affairs, my straits and troubles, my difficulties and necessities, from men; and have revealed them unto thee, who alone can save.''

The Targum is,

"I have appointed thy Word to be (my) Redeemer.''

y אליך כסתי "ad te abscondi me", Montanus; "apud te", Tigurine version; "ad te texi", Cocceius, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies - See the notes at Psalms 69:14.

I flee unto thee to hide me - Margin, “Hide me with thee.” The Hebrew is, I hide myself with thee; that is, I take refuge with thee; I put myself under thy protection; I make myself thus secure, as thou art secure. See the notes at Psalms 17:8. Compare Psalms 27:5; Psalms 31:20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 143:9. I flee unto thee to hide me. — That I may not be found by my enemies, who seek my life to destroy it.