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Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies <i>upon</i> the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD; save me, my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For Thou hast smitten all my enemies on the cheek; Thou hast shattered the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise, O Yahweh; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; You break the teeth of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Come and save me, LORD God! Break my enemies' jaws and shatter their teeth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! You have slapped all my enemies in the face. You have smashed the teeth of wicked people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Come, LORD! Save me, my God! You punish all my enemies and leave them powerless to harm me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! For you strike the jaw of all my enemies, and you break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD. Save me, my God. For you slap all my enemies in the face. You break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise, O YHWH! Save me, my God! For You have struck all my enemies [on] the cheek. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Ps 3:8</a></i></font><Rf>Arise, O Jehovah; save me, my God, for thou didst strike all mine enemies upon the cheek; thou didst break the teeth of the unjust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 3:8>For you have struck all those who oppose me without cause. You have broken the teeth of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you strike the cheekbone of all my foes; you break the teeth of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD my God, and save me; for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon their cheeks; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, my God; save me, because you have stricken all my enemies on their cheeks and you have broken the teeth of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; For Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/3-7.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=170" 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/3.htm">Deliver Me, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·māh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Arise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">Save me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O my God!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kî·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">Strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇay (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">my enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3895.htm" title="3895: le·ḥî (N-fs) -- Jaw, cheek. From an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek; hence, the jaw-bone.">on the jaw;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: šib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">break</a> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: šin·nê (N-cdc) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff.">the teeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah…<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/22-48.htm">2 Samuel 22:48</a></span><br />the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Psalm 18:48</a></span><br />who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-7.htm">Psalm 44:7</a></span><br />For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Psalm 68:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5-6</a></span><br />The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-7.htm">Psalm 140:7</a></span><br />O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Jeremiah 30:16</a></span><br />Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a></span><br />The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25</a></span><br />For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a></span><br />The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-17</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have smitten all my enemies on the cheek bone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly.</p><p class="hdg">Arise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Psalm 35:23</a></b></br> Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, <i>even</i> unto my cause, my God and my Lord.</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Psalm 58:6</a></b></br> Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10</a></b></br> They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-17.htm">Job 29:17</a></b></br> And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-12.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/job/27-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/33-10.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/job/41-2.htm">Jaw</a> <a href="/job/39-4.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/40-14.htm">Save</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/19-21.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/job/41-14.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/102-5.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Jaw</a> <a href="/psalms/12-7.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/35-16.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">The security of God's protection</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 term "Arise" is often used in the Old Testament to signify God taking action on behalf of His people, as seen in <a href="/numbers/10-35.htm">Numbers 10:35</a> when Moses would say, "Rise up, O LORD!" This invocation suggests urgency and a deep reliance on God's power to change circumstances.<p><b>Save me, O my God!</b><br>The plea for salvation underscores the personal relationship between the psalmist and God, emphasizing trust and dependence. The use of "my God" indicates a covenant relationship, echoing the promises made to the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. This cry for deliverance is a recurring motif in the Psalms, reflecting the belief that God is a refuge and deliverer, as seen in <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>.<p><b>Strike all my enemies on the jaw;</b><br>This imagery of striking the enemies on the jaw is a metaphor for rendering them powerless and humiliated. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a blow to the face was a sign of disgrace and defeat. This reflects the psalmist's desire for God to not only protect him but also to vindicate him by subduing his adversaries. The language is reminiscent of God's judgment against the wicked, as seen in prophetic literature.<p><b>break the teeth of the wicked.</b><br>Breaking the teeth symbolizes the destruction of the wicked's power and ability to harm. In biblical times, teeth were often associated with strength and ferocity, as seen in descriptions of predatory animals. This phrase suggests a complete dismantling of the wicked's capacity to oppress. It also foreshadows the ultimate defeat of evil, aligning with the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>, where Christ triumphs over His enemies.<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/3.htm">Psalm 3</a>, David is fleeing from his son Absalom, who has rebelled against him. This context of personal crisis and betrayal is crucial to understanding the urgency and desperation in David's plea.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>David's son, who led a rebellion against his father, causing David to flee Jerusalem. This event is a backdrop to the psalm and highlights the familial and political turmoil David faced.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The adversaries David refers to are both literal and symbolic. They include Absalom's followers and those who oppose David's God-given kingship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, whom David calls upon for deliverance and justice. This reflects David's reliance on God's power and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who oppose God's anointed king, representing broader themes of evil and opposition to God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_crisis.htm">Dependence on God in Crisis</a></b><br>David's plea for God to "Arise" and "Save" reflects a deep dependence on divine intervention during times of crisis. Believers are encouraged to turn to God first in their own times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_against_evil.htm">God's Justice Against Evil</a></b><br>The imagery of striking enemies on the jaw and breaking their teeth symbolizes God's power to render the wicked powerless. This reassures believers of God's ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_weapon.htm">Prayer as a Weapon</a></b><br>David's prayer is an example of using prayer as a spiritual weapon against both physical and spiritual adversaries. Christians are reminded of the power of prayer in spiritual warfare.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite the immediate threat, David's confidence in God's deliverance is unwavering. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and methods of deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_3_7_conflict_with_mercy_themes.htm">Does Psalm 3:7, which portrays God striking enemies, conflict with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy or nonviolence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_70_1's_urgency_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does the urgency implied in Psalm 70:1 conflict with the concept of an eternal, unchanging God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god's_righteousness_and_enemy_defeat_coexist.htm">Why does Psalm 129:4 emphasize God's righteousness when the text also calls for the enemies' defeat--can both themes coexist without contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_job_21_7.htm">In Job 21:7, how can the wicked seemingly live long and prosper if divine justice is supposed to hold them accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Thou hast smitten . . . broken.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">thou smitest </span>. . . <span class= "ital">breakest. </span>The enemies are conceived of as wild beasts, like the lion and bear of the adventures of David's own youth, whom God would render harmless to him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise, O Lord</span> (comp. <a href="/numbers/10-35.htm">Numbers 10:35</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Psalm 68:1</a>). This call is generally made when God's forbearance towards his enemies is thought to have been excessive, and his tolerance of sinners too great. <span class="cmt_word">Save me, O my God</span>. David was in imminent danger. "All Israel" had come against him (<a href="/2_samuel/16-15.htm">2 Samuel 16:15</a>). He was short of supplies (<a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">2 Samuel 17:29</a>). He was doubtful how God was disposed towards him (<a href="/2_samuel/15-25.htm">2 Samuel 15:25, 26</a>). It was a time when, unless God would save, there could be no hope. Hence the intense earnestness of his prayer. <span class="cmt_word">For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone</span>. Heretofore, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, thou hast always taken my part - thou hast smitten mine enemies, and given me victory over them, and by breaking their jaw-bones thou hast taken away from them all power to hurt (see <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Psalm 58:6</a>). The reference is, of course, to David's long series of victories, as those over the Philistines (<a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">2 Samuel 5:17-25</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1</a>), over Moab (<a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a>), over Hadadezer, King of Zobah (<a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3, 4</a>), over the Syrians of Damascus (<a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a>), over the Edomites (<a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">2 Samuel 8:13, 14</a>), over the Ammonites (<a href="/2_samuel/10-7.htm">2 Samuel 10:7-14</a>), and over the "Syrians beyond the river" (<a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16-19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly</span> (comp. <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Job 4:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Psalm 58:6</a>). The ungodly, enemies alike of David and of God, are represented as wild beasts whose weapons are their jaws and teeth. Let God break these, and they are harmless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/3-7.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">Arise,</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֘וּמָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(qū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD!</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Deliver me,</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O my God!</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Strike</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכִּ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the jaw;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֑חִי</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3895.htm">Strong's 3895: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cheek, the jaw-bone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">break</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the teeth</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁנֵּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šin·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8127.htm">Strong's 8127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tooth, ivory, a cliff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 3:7 Arise Yahweh! 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