Psalms 17:13

Sword — Thy instrument to execute vengeance upon thine enemies. Do not punish me with this rod: let me fall into thy hands, and not into the hands of men.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arise, O Lord - See the notes at Psalms 3:7 . Disappoint him - Margin, “prevent his face.” The marginal reading expresses the sense of the H...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arise, O LORD, (k) disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword: (k) Stop his rage.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVII. The Prayer of a Godly Man for Deliverance from his Foes. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and in...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Disappoint . anticipate. my soul . me myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. the wicked . a lawless one. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44. sword. Figure...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Arise, O Jehovah. The more furiously David was persecuted by his enemies, he beseeches God the more earnestly to afford him immediate ai...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: Arise, O Lord, disappoint him - When he arises t...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword— Let thy sword deliver me from the wicked: thy hand, O Lord, from men: Psalms 17:14 . From...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: Arise, O Lord, disappoint him - literally,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God ( Psalms 17:1-2 ), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence ( Psalms 17...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Disappoint] RV 'confront.' From the wicked, which is, etc.] RV 'from the wicked by thy sword.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Disappoint. — Rather, go to meet, as a champion defending some one. Which is thy sword. — This thought, making the wicked God’s weapons of wra...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 17:1-15 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic,...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's True Servants Safely Kept Psalms 17:1-15 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocenc...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer decl...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a beautiful verse, and the doctrine of it is as important as the verse is beautiful. Jesus eyes the hand of the Father in his afflictions. Sa...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Arise, O Lord ,.... See Psalms 3:7 ; disappoint him , or "prevent his face" k; be beforehand with him, and so disappoint him, when he is about to...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword: Ver. 13. Arise, O Lord, disappoint him ] Ant...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Arise, O Lord, disappoint him Hebrew, קדמה פניו, kadmah panaiv, prevent his face; that is, Go forth against him, and meet and face him in battle,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Disappoint him, Heb. prevent his face , i.e. go forth against him, and meet and face him in battle, as enemies use to do. Or, prevent the executio...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Arise, O YHWH. Confront him, make him bow down, Deliver my soul from the unrighteous by your sword, From men by your hand, O YHWH, From men of th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 17:13 I. If any are tempted to ask why the ungodly sometimes have such power and do so much evil, here is an answer. The ungodly in power i...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 17:1 . Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Good men are often slander...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:3 . Thou hast tried me. Vulgate, Igne me examinâsti, Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalm...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions ( Psalms 17:1 , Psalms...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Calls upon God for Help
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Arise, O Lord, again David's ringing appeal, disappoint him, going forth to meet the adversary and to anticipate his wicked move, cast him down; d...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:28 ; Habakkuk 1:12 ; Isaiah 10:15 ; Isaiah 10:5 ; Isaiah 13:5 ; Isaiah 37:26 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Psalms 119:126 ; Psalms 3:7 ; Psalms 44...

¹³ Arise, O LORD, disappointe him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Related Commentaries of Psalms 17:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 17:13