Psalms 69:18
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Psalms 69:18 in other translations
| BSB | Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes. |
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| WEB | Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies. |
| ASV | Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies. |
| YLT | Be near unto my soul--redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me. |
| DARBY | Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies. |
| BBE | Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me. |
| Webster | Draw nigh to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies. |
What does Psalms 69:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16-18
16-18. These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Psa 3:7; 22:24; 27:9, &c.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:13-21
Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us persevere in prayer to our Lord to save us. The tokens of God's favour to us are enough to keep our spirits from sinking in the deepest outward troubles. If we think well of God, and continue to do so under the greatest hardships, we need not fear but he will do well for us. And…
Psalms 69:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 69:18
- Psalms 111:9
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
- Psalms 22:19
But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
- Psalms 22:1
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
- Psalms 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
- Psalms 10:1
Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
- Deuteronomy 32:27
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.
- Joshua 7:9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
- Jeremiah 14:8
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
- Job 6:23
Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
- Psalms 31:5
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
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Context
- Psalms 69:17
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
- Psalms 69:18
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 69:19
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Psalms 69:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Acércate á mi alma, redímela: líbrame á causa de mis enemigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ne cache pas ta face de ton serviteur, car je suis en détresse. Hâte-toi, réponds-moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nahe meiner Seele, erlöse sie; erlöse mich um meiner Feinde willen! |