1 Samuel 24:15
13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
16 When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
- KJV
- The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
- WEB
- May the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
- ASV
- Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
- DARBY
- Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [in delivering me] out of thy hand.
- BLB
- And may YHWH be judge, and judge between me and between you, and may He see and plead my case and deliver me out of your hand.”
- ÅB
- Så skal da Herren være dommer og dømme mellom meg og deg; han se til og føre min sak og dømme meg fri av din hånd!
- OTB
- Måtte derfor Herren være dommer og avgjøre mellom deg og meg; og måtte Han se og opprettholde min sak og befri meg fra din hånd.»
- B1930
- Så skal da Herren være dommer og dømme mellem mig og dig; han se til og føre min sak og dømme mig fri av din hånd!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Read in contextPsalms 35:1
Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Read in contextPsalms 119:154
Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Read in context1 Samuel 24:12
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
Read in contextMicah 7:9
Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
Read in context2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
Read in contextMicah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
Read in context