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Psalms 37:40

FaithSalvationProtection and safetyHope

38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
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BSB
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
KJV
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
WEB
The LORD helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
ASV
And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him. Psalm 38 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
DARBY
And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.
BLB
And YHWH helps them and rescues them; He shall rescue them from the wicked and save them, because they have taken refuge in Him.
ÅB
Herren hjelper dem og utfrir dem;
han utfrir dem fra de ugudelige og redder dem,
fordi de har tatt sin tilflukt til ham.
OTB
Herren hjelper dem og redder dem;
Han redder dem fra de ugudelige og frelser dem,
Fordi de søker tilflukt hos ham.
B1930
Og Herren hjelper dem og utfrir dem, han utfrir dem fra de ugudelige og frelser dem, fordi de har tatt sin tilflukt til ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 31:5

    Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”

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  • Daniel 3:17

    If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:20

    And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

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  • Isaiah 46:4

    Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

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  • Daniel 3:28

    Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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  • Daniel 6:23

    The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

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  • 1 John 5:18

    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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  • Psalms 22:4–5

    In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

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