Bible Strands
Psalms 108:6
Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A corporate voice, likely a king or leader, addresses God directly, interceding on behalf of "your beloved ones." The surrounding verses move from exaltation (v.5) to divine speech (v.7), placing this plea at the hinge between human petition and God's answer.
The words — יְדִידֶיךָ (yedi.dei.kha), "your beloved ones," is the object of the rescue and echoes the designation of Benjamin in Deuteronomy 33:12. The verb יֵחָלְצוּ (ye.chal.tzu), "they may be rescued," is a strong deliverance term.
The thread — Psalms 60:5 is a verbatim parallel, and Deuteronomy 33:12 supplies the "beloved" language for a specific tribe. 2 Chronicles 32:20 models the pattern of crying out to heaven in a crisis.
Why it lands — The verse names a specific object of rescue — "your beloved ones" — and asks the reader to identify who that is in their own context. It is a petition, not a declaration; it demands that the reader bring a concrete need into the frame of God's right hand.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 32:20 In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
- Psalms 60:5 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
- Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- Psalms 35:1 Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
- Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- 1 Kings 18:24 Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
- 1 Kings 18:29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 1 Kings 18:36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
- Psalms 54:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!