Psalms 17 · Verse 7

Psalms 17:7

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Psalms 17:7, King James Version

Psalms 17:7 in other translations

BSBShow the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
WEBShow your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
ASVShow thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against them.
YLTSeparate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand, from withstanders.
DARBYShew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
BBEMake clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
WebsterShow thy wonderful loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them who put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

What does Psalms 17:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. Show--set apart as special and eminent (Ex 8:18; Psa 4:3). thy right hand--for Thy power.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness - David was now exposed to imminent danger; common interpositions of Providence could not save him; if God did not work miracles for him, he must fall by the hand of Saul. Yet he lays no claim to such miraculous interpositions; he expects all from God's lovingkindness. The common reading here is הפלה חסדיך haphleh chasadeycha, "distinguish thy holy ones;" but הפלא haple, "do wonders," is the reading of about seventy MSS., some ancient editions, with the Septuagint, Vulgate, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. The marginal reading of this verse is nearer the original than that of the text.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 17:1-7

This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress and danger that now first brought him to his duty. And he was encouraged by his faith to expect God would notice his prayers. Constant resolution and watchfulness against sins of the tongue, will be a good evidence of our…

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Psalms 17:7 in the original Hebrew

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הַפְלֵ֣הhaf.Lehmake wonderfulH6395
חֲ֭סָדֶיךָCha.sa.dei.khacovenant loyalti<es> yourH2617
מוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'O delivererH3467
חוֹסִ֑יםcho.Simof [those who] take refugeH2620
מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗יםmi.mit.ko.Mimfrom [those who] rise upH6965
בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ\׃Bi.mi.Ne.khaby right [hand] yourH3225

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Cross references for Psalms 17:7

  • Psalms 60:5

    That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

  • Psalms 5:11-12

    But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

  • Psalms 31:21

    Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

  • Psalms 20:6

    Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

  • 1 Samuel 17:45-57

    Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. …

  • Psalms 44:3

    For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

  • Psalms 10:12-16

    Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. …

  • Exodus 15:6

    Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

  • 2 Kings 19:34

    For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

  • Romans 5:20-21

    Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shew.
31:21; 78:12; Ro 5:20,21; Re 15:3
savest, etc. or, savest them which trust in thee, from thosethat rise up against thy right hand.
5:11,12; 10:12-16; 1Sa 17:45-57; 25:28,29; 2Ki 19:22,34; 2Ch 16:9
by thy.
20:6; 44:3; 60:5; Ex 15:6; Isa 41:10; Ac 2:33

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Context

  • Psalms 17:6

    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

  • Psalms 17:7

    Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

  • Psalms 17:8

    Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

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Psalms 17:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Muestra tus estupendas misericordias, tú que salvas á los que en ti confían de los que se levantan contra tu diestra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Rends admirable ta bonté, toi qui, par ta droite, sauves de leurs adversaires ceux qui se confient en toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Erweise wunderbar deine Gütigkeiten, der du durch deine Rechte die auf dich Trauenden rettest vor denen, die sich wider sie erheben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In tribulatione mea invocavi Dominum, et ad Deum meum clamavi: et exaudivit de templo sancto suo vocem meam; et clamor meus in conspectu ejus introivit in aures ejus.