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Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Confront him, subdue him! Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, <i>which is</i> thy sword:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD, confront him, make him bow down; Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Thy sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise, O Yahweh, confront him, bring him low; Protect my soul from the wicked with Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Confront him; bring him down. With your sword, save me from the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Confront him; bring him down. With Your sword, save me from the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do something, LORD! Attack and defeat them. Take your sword and save me from those evil people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Come, LORD! Oppose my enemies and defeat them! Save me from the wicked by your sword; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, LORD, confront them, bring them to their knees! Deliver me from the wicked by your sword—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O YHWH, go before his face, "" Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah, anticipate his face, cast him down: deliver my soul from the unjust, thy sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one: thy sword <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:13>Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rise, O LORD, confront and cast them down; rescue my soul from the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, O LORD, confront them, overthrow them! By your sword deliver my life from the wicked,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, humble them; cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked and from the sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, in front of their faces, and bow them down; save my soul from the wicked and from the sword<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from the ungodly: <i>draw</i> thy sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/17-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1446" 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/17.htm">Hear My Righteous Plea</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush. <span class="reftext">13</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/6923.htm" title="6923: qad·də·māh (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To come or be in front, meet. A primitive root; to project, i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet.">confront</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">them!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3766.htm" title="3766: haḵ·rî·‘ê·hū (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate.">Bring them to their knees;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6403.htm" title="6403: pal·lə·ṭāh (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To escape. A primitive root; to slip out, i.e. Escape; causatively, to deliver.">deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: mê·rā·šā‘ (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">from the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·be·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by Your sword,</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.…<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="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Isaiah 59:19</a></span><br />So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a></span><br />Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a></span><br />But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a></span><br />And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.<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="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></span><br />And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Luke 11:4</a></span><br />And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a></span><br />And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-19.htm">2 Samuel 22:19</a></span><br />They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.<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/10-15.htm">Psalm 10:15</a></span><br />Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Psalm 140:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, / who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.</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, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:</p><p class="hdg">Arise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23,26</a></b></br> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast <i>us</i> not off for ever… </p><p class="hdg">disappoint him [Heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Psalm 7:11-13</a></b></br> God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry <i>with the wicked</i> every day… </p><p class="hdg">thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5,15</a></b></br> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Isaiah 13:5</a></b></br> They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, <i>even</i> the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Isaiah 37:26</a></b></br> Hast thou not heard long ago, <i>how</i> I have done it; <i>and</i> of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities <i>into</i> ruinous heaps.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-15.htm">Anticipate</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/33-5.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Disappoint</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">Low</a> <a href="/ezra/6-12.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">Anticipate</a> <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Confront</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Disappoint</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Low</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/22-20.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defense of God against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">He shows their pride, craft, and eagerness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">He prays against them in confidence of his hope</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/17.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Arise, O LORD</b><br />The phrase "Arise, O LORD" is a call to action, invoking the divine presence and intervention of God. In Hebrew, the word "arise" (קוּם, qum) is often used in the context of God taking action on behalf of His people. This reflects a deep trust in God's power and willingness to intervene in human affairs. Historically, this plea is rooted in the understanding of God as a warrior who fights for His people, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. The psalmist is expressing a profound reliance on God's active presence in times of trouble.<p><b>confront them!</b><br />The word "confront" (קָדַם, qadam) in Hebrew implies meeting someone face-to-face, often in a context of challenge or opposition. This is a bold request for God to directly engage with the psalmist's enemies. It suggests a confidence that God will not only be present but will actively oppose those who threaten His people. The historical context of Israel often involved physical battles, and this language reflects the reality of seeking divine intervention in such conflicts.<p><b>Bring them to their knees</b><br />This phrase is a vivid depiction of defeat and submission. In the Hebrew context, being brought to one's knees symbolizes a position of vulnerability and surrender. The psalmist is asking for a decisive victory over the wicked, one that leaves no doubt of God's supremacy. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme of God humbling the proud and exalting the humble, demonstrating His justice and power.<p><b>deliver me from the wicked</b><br />The plea for deliverance is central to the psalmist's cry. The Hebrew word for "deliver" (פָּלַט, palat) conveys the idea of being rescued or saved from danger. The "wicked" (רָשָׁע, rasha) are those who oppose God's ways and threaten His people. This request underscores the psalmist's dependence on God for protection and salvation, a recurring theme throughout the Psalms. It reflects the belief that God is the ultimate source of safety and refuge.<p><b>by Your sword</b><br />The "sword" is a powerful symbol of God's judgment and authority. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the sword was a common metaphor for divine intervention and justice. The psalmist is invoking God's righteous judgment against the wicked, trusting in His ability to execute justice. This imagery aligns with the biblical portrayal of God as a righteous judge who wields His power to protect the innocent and punish the guilty. The sword represents not only physical deliverance but also the moral and spiritual authority of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Disappoint.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">go to meet, </span>as a champion defending some one.<p><span class= "bld">Which is thy sword.</span>--This thought, making the wicked God's weapons of wrath (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm" title="O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.">Isaiah 10:5</a>), is arbitrarily introduced by the Authorised Version, and is quite out of keeping with the context. Translate "<span class= "ital">with </span>thy sword," either understanding a preposition, or treating the accusative as an adverb of manner; as an adverb of time and place it is common. Similarly in the next verse, "<span class= "ital">with </span>thy hand from men of the world."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise, O Lord</span> (comp. <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/44-26.htm">Psalm 44:26</a>, etc.). Having described the character of the wicked man, and pointed out his ill desert (vers. 9-12), the psalmist now invokes God's vengeance upon him. "Right" requires equally the succour of the godly and the punishment of the ungodly man. <span class="cmt_word">Disappoint him, cast him</span> <span class="cmt_word">down;</span> literally, <span class="accented">get before him</span>, <span class="accented">bow him down</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> intercept his spring, and bow him down to the earth (see <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Psalm 18:39</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Deliver my soul from the wicked</span>. This will be the result of the interposition. When the ungodly are cast down, the righteous are delivered out of their hand. <span class="cmt_word">Which is thy sword</span>. 4. true statement (see <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a>), but scarcely what the writer intended in this place, where he is regarding the wicked as altogether opposed to God. It is best to translate, with the Revised Version, <span class="accented">Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/17-13.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">קוּמָ֤ה</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">יְהוָ֗ה</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">confront</span><br /><span class="heb">קַדְּמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(qad·də·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6923.htm">Strong's 6923: </a> </span><span class="str2">To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them!</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֭נָיו</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bring them to their knees;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(haḵ·rî·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3766.htm">Strong's 3766: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּלְּטָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(pal·lə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6403.htm">Strong's 6403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slip out, escape, to deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָשָׁ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">by Your sword,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·be·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 17:13 Arise Yahweh confront him (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/17-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 17:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 17:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 17:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 17:14" /></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>