Psalms 71:4
2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- KJV
- Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
- WEB
- Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
- ASV
- Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
- DARBY
- My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
- BLB
- O My God, rescue me from the hand of a wicked one, from the palm of the one acting unjustly and pressing.
- ÅB
- Min Gud, utfri meg av den ugudeliges hånd, av den urettferdiges og undertrykkerens vold!
- OTB
- Fri meg, min Gud, fra de ondes hånd,
Fra urettferdiges og nådeløses grep. - B1930
- Min Gud, utfri mig av den ugudeliges hånd, av den urettferdiges og undertrykkerens vold!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 59:1–2
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
Read in contextPsalms 140:1–4
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
Read in contextPsalms 17:8–9
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Read in contextPsalms 17:13
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
Read in context2 Samuel 17:1–2
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
Read in context2 Samuel 17:21
After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
Read in context2 Samuel 16:21–22
Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
Read in context2 Samuel 17:12–14
Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
Read in context