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Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/144.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/144.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand <i>is</i> a right hand of falsehood:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/144.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand <i>is</i> a right hand of falsehood—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/144.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaks deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/144.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Set me free and deliver me out of the hand of the sons of a foreigner, Whose mouth speaks worthlessness And whose right hand is a right hand of lying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/144.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Set me free and rescue me from the hand of [hostile] foreigners, Whose mouth speaks deceit [without restraint], And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/144.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set me free and rescue me from foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/144.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/144.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/144.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Won't you keep me safe from those lying foreigners who never tell the truth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/144.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/144.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners' hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/144.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/144.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me and deliver me from the control of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand deceives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/144.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/144.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/144.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/144.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/144.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/144.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Free me, and deliver me "" From the hand of sons of a stranger, "" Because their mouth has spoken vanity, "" And their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/144.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/144.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Snatch me away and deliver me from the hand of the sons of the stranger, whom their mouth spake vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/144.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of strange children; whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/144.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 143:11>Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of the sons of foreigners. Their mouth has been speaking vain things, and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/144.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreign foes. Their mouths speak untruth; their right hands are raised in lying oaths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/144.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me from the cruel sword, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hands are false.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/144.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me from the hand of the wicked, whose mouths speak vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/144.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Save me from the hand of the evil whose mouths speak futility and their right hand is the right hand of evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/144.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, And their right hand is a right hand of lying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/144.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Deliver me, and rescue me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/144-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17827" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6475.htm" title="6475: pə·ṣê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To part, open. A primitive root; to rend, i.e. Open.">Set me free</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: wə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">and rescue me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the grasp</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of foreigners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5236.htm" title="5236: nê·ḵār (N-ms) -- That which is foreign, foreignness. From nakar; foreign, or a foreigner, or heathendom."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">mouths</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: šāw (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">falsehood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: wî·mî·nām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">whose right hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mîn (N-fsc) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">are deceitful.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">2 Samuel 22:45-46</a></span><br />Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. / Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Isaiah 2:6</a></span><br />For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a></span><br />They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a></span><br />And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a></span><br />Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Isaiah 33:19</a></span><br />You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10-12</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. / Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. / For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Isaiah 61:5</a></span><br />Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18-19</a></span><br />“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. / I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Matthew 6:7</a></span><br />And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-30.htm">Luke 12:30</a></span><br />For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:</p><p class="hdg">and deliver me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Psalm 144:7,8</a></b></br> Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a></b></br> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a></b></br> And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name <i>was</i> Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/127-5.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/psalms/144-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/psalms/145-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-12.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-12.htm">False.</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-19.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/psalms/145-21.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-19.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/145-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/145-21.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/145-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 144</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-9.htm">He promises to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/144-11.htm">He prays for the happy state of the kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The request for freedom and rescue is a common theme in the Psalms, symbolizing reliance on God's power to save. The term "foreigners" can be understood as those outside the covenant community, often representing spiritual and physical adversaries. This plea echoes the Israelites' experiences during periods of captivity and oppression, such as the Babylonian exile. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who rescues believers from the bondage of sin and spiritual adversaries.<p><b>Whose mouths speak falsehood</b><br>The emphasis on falsehood highlights the deceitful nature of the adversaries. In biblical times, falsehood was not only a moral failing but also a tool for manipulation and betrayal. The psalmist's concern with truth versus deceit reflects the broader biblical theme of God's truth standing against the lies of the world. This aligns with other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>, which lists a lying tongue among things the Lord detests. The New Testament continues this theme, with Jesus identifying Himself as "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), contrasting the deceit of the world.<p><b>Whose right hands are deceitful</b><br>The right hand is traditionally a symbol of power and authority. In this context, a deceitful right hand suggests treachery and betrayal by those who should be trustworthy. This imagery is consistent with the biblical portrayal of deceit as a perversion of power and authority. The right hand is often associated with God's strength and deliverance (e.g., <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>), making the deceitful right hand of the adversaries a stark contrast. This phrase underscores the need for divine intervention to overcome the false and treacherous powers of the world, pointing to the ultimate victory through Christ, who sits at the right hand of God (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>), embodying true power and authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Psalm 144</a>, David was the second king of Israel, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as a warrior and leader. This psalm is a prayer for deliverance and victory over enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a></b><br>In this context, "foreigners" refers to those outside the covenant community of Israel, often seen as adversaries or those who do not follow the ways of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/deceitful_right_hands.htm">Deceitful Right Hands</a></b><br>This phrase symbolizes betrayal and untrustworthiness. In ancient times, the right hand was often associated with power and honor, so a deceitful right hand indicates a misuse of power and a breach of trust.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_deliverer.htm">God as Deliverer</a></b><br>Recognize that God is our ultimate deliverer. Just as David sought God's intervention against deceitful enemies, we too can trust God to rescue us from situations of falsehood and betrayal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>Be vigilant in discerning truth from deceit in our interactions. The mention of deceitful right hands reminds us to seek God's wisdom in identifying and avoiding untrustworthy influences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_protection.htm">Prayer for Protection</a></b><br>Make it a habit to pray for God's protection against spiritual and physical adversaries. David's prayer is a model for seeking divine intervention in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_speech_and_actions.htm">Integrity in Speech and Actions</a></b><br>Strive to be people of integrity, ensuring that our words and actions align with truth and righteousness, avoiding the deceitful behavior described in the psalm.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_144.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 144</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_possible_for_god_to_commit_sin.htm">Is it possible for God to commit sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_15_2-3_with_rahab's_lie.htm">Psalm 15:2-3 demands complete truthfulness and no slander; how do we reconcile this with instances of approved deceit (e.g., Rahab in Joshua 2)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_4_2__who_are_the_'sons_of_men'.htm">Psalm 4:2: How do we verify who 'sons of men' refers to historically, and is there archaeological evidence linking this phrase to a specific group or time period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_judgment_on_deceitful_tongues.htm">Psalm 120:2-3 - Is there archaeological or textual evidence that consistently attributes judgment on 'deceitful tongues' in this manner?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/144.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood</span> (see above, vers. 7, 8). The passage is made a refrain, to terminate stanzas 2 and 3. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/144-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Set me free</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּצֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ṣê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6475.htm">Strong's 6475: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rend, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rescue me</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַצִּילֵנִי֮</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the grasp</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֪ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of foreigners,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֭יהֶם</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falsehood,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑וְא</span> <span class="translit">(šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evil, idolatry, uselessness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose right hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·mî·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are deceitful.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/144-11.htm">Psalm 144:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/144-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 144:11 Rescue me and deliver me out of (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/144-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 144:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/144-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 144:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>