Bible Strands
Psalms 17:7
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist is mid-petition: v. 6 calls on God, v. 8 asks for concealment. This verse is the hinge between the cry and the request for protection.
The words — חֲסָדֶיךָ (chăsadeikha) is "your covenant loyalties," plural — not a single act of kindness but a standing commitment. The imperative הַפְלֵה (haplē) commands God to make these loyalties visible, to display them.
The thread — The right hand as instrument of rescue recurs in Psalms 60:5 and 20:6; the language of taking refuge from enemies appears in Psalms 5:11.
Why it lands — The psalmist is not asking God to invent a new quality; he is asking God to make visible what already belongs to His character. The plea is grounded in God's own nature, not in the psalmist's merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Cross-references
- Psalms 60:5 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
- Psalms 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Psalms 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
- Psalms 31:21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Exodus 15:6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
- 1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- 2 Kings 19:34 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Psalms 10:12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.