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Psa. 17:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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or, them which trust in thee from those that rise up against thy right hand.

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Psa. 31:21• ²¹Blessed be the Lord: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. (Psa. 31:21)

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Psa. 78:12• ¹²Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. (Psa. 78:12)

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Rom. 5:20‑21• ²⁰Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
²¹That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 5:20‑21)

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Rev. 15:3• ³And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. (Rev. 15:3)

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or, savest them which trust in thee, from thosethat rise up against thy right hand.

Psa. 5:11‑12• ¹¹But 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.
¹²For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. (Psa. 5:11‑12)

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Psa. 10:12‑16• ¹²Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
¹³Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
¹⁴Thou 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.
¹⁵Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
¹⁶The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. (Psa. 10:12‑16)

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1 Sam. 17:45‑57• ⁴⁵Then 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.
⁴⁶This 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.
⁴⁷And 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.
⁴⁸And 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.
⁴⁹And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
⁵⁰So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
⁵¹Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
⁵²And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
⁵³And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
⁵⁴And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
⁵⁵And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
⁵⁶And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
⁵⁷And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. (1 Sam. 17:45‑57)

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1 Sam. 25:28‑29• ²⁸I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
²⁹Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. (1 Sam. 25:28‑29)

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2 Kings 19:22,34• ²²Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
³⁴For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. (2 Kings 19:22,34)

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2 Chron. 16:9• ⁹For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show 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. (2 Chron. 16:9)

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Psa. 20:6• ⁶Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. (Psa. 20:6)

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Psa. 44:3• ³For 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 favor unto them. (Psa. 44:3)

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Psa. 60:5• ⁵That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. (Psa. 60:5)

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Ex. 15:6• ⁶Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. (Ex. 15:6)

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Isa. 41:10• ¹⁰Fear 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. (Isa. 41:10)

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Acts 2:33• ³³Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. (Acts 2:33)

• He looks. for Jehovah's loving-kindness as his sole stay in presence of his enemies. This, again, is perfection. His path was with God; no yielding to please men and be spared; no complaint that he had not his portion in this world. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 17” by J.N. Darby)

• Faith fully tried is faith still. If we trust the Lord and have Him for our portion, we have courage to walk in His path and not find nature satisfied; but this is faith. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 17” by J.N. Darby)

• The perfectly upright One, because of His righteousness, finds many that rise up against Him. They are deadly enemies that would fain destroy Him (Luke 4:29; 6:11; 19:47). Having refused the works of man and the temptations of the devil, and taken the path of dependence, Christ can look with confidence to God to intervene on behalf of Himself and the godly remnant associated with Him. (“Psalms 17” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnessesf, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

JND Translation Notes

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Chesed. see 2 Chron. 6.42.