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Psalms 17:13
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses Yahweh in a plea for deliverance immediately after describing enemies who lurk like a lion in ambush. He speaks at the moment of imminent threat, shifting from warning to direct petition.
The words — קוּמָ֤ה (ku.ma) is a command to "arise," while הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ (hakh.ri'e.hu) literally means "make bow down," describing the forced submission of the pursuer.
The thread — The imperative to "arise" recurs in pleas for divine intervention in Psalms 3:7, Psalms 7:6, and Psalms 44:26. Each instance pairs the call for God to rise with a request for judgment or rescue against hostile forces.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate reliance on divine action rather than human strategy when facing violent opposition. It requires the reader to acknowledge that rescue from the wicked depends entirely on God's intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Cross-references
- Psalms 3:7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 7:6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
- Psalms 44:26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 7:11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
- Psalms 22:20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
- Psalms 44:23 Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
- Acts 4:28 They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
- Psalms 119:126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
- 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!