Bible Strands
Psalms 37:40
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the community regarding the contrast between the righteous and the wicked, concluding the section with a declaration of divine intervention.
The words — חָסוּ (Cha.su) = they take refuge and יְפַלְּטֵם (ye.fa.le.tem) = he delivers them.
The thread — The motif of God’s protective rescue in crisis runs through Isaiah 31:5, 1 Chronicles 5:20, and Daniel 3:17.
Why it lands — The text states that God helps and saves those who take refuge in Him, requiring readers to shift their reliance from self to divine protection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 31:5 Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- Daniel 3:17 If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
- Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
- Daniel 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- Daniel 6:23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
- Psalms 22:4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- 1 John 5:18 We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
- Psalms 17:13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
- Psalms 27:2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.