Psalms 17:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Show thy marvelous loving-kindness - `Signalize thy loving-kindnesses.' The Hebrew х hapleeh (H6395)] is literally, single out thy loving-kindnesses, so as not to give them indiscriminately, as heretofore, even to the wicked; but now restrict them to the godly, so as to deliver these from their wicked foes. Another Hebrew form [haplee'] more usually is employed to express the English version, 'make marvelous.' But Gesenius regards the two words akin in etymology and sense.

O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust (in thee). God's character as the Saviour of believers is a strong plea for confidently asking a favourable answer to prayer.

By thy right hand - implying the irresistible power which God has at command for the deliverance of His By thy right hand - implying the irresistible power which God has at command for the deliverance of His people.

From those that rise up (against them) - rather, 'from these that rise up against thee,' just as the previous ellipsis is supplied, 'Thou that savest them which put their trust in thee.' It is a strong plea for deliverance from his enemies, that they, in their presumption, rise up against God himself.

Psalms 17:7

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.