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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] Jehovah, for he hath made his mercy wonderful to me in a city of defence. (Psa. 31:21)

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Psa. 78:12• ¹²In the sight of their fathers{HR}He wrought wonders in the land of Egypt,{HR}The field of Zoan. (Psa. 78:12)

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Rom. 5:20‑21• ²⁰But law came in by the way, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded, grace over-abounded
²¹that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto life eternal 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 wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations. (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 all those who trust in thee shall rejoice;{HR}Forever shall they shout for joy,{HR}And thou wilt protect them,{HR}And those who love thy name shall exult in thee.
¹²For thou, O Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous;{HR}Like the shield with favour thou wilt encompass him. (Psa. 5:11‑12)

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Psa. 10:12‑16• ¹²Arise, O Jehovah; O God,{HR}Lift up thy hand;{HR}Forget not the afflicted.
¹³Wherefore hath the wicked [man] despised God?{HR}He hath said in his heart,{HR}Thou wilt not require
¹⁴Thou hast seen;{HR}Thou beholdest mischief and provocation to requite it with thy hand;{HR}The wretched committeth himself to thee;{HR}[Of] the orphan thou hast been the helper.
¹⁵Break thou the arm of the wicked [man] and the evil [man]:{HR}Thou shall search out his wickedness, [till] thou shalt find nothing.
¹⁶Jehovah is King for ever and ever;{HR}The Gentiles have perished from 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 Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
⁴⁶This day will Jehovah deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasss 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 Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah'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 he 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, {i}until thou comest to the ravine and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down on the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.{/i}
⁵³{i}And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.{/i}
⁵⁴{i}And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.{/i}
⁵⁵And when Saul saw David {i}go forth against the Philistine{/i}, 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 Jehovah will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of Jehovah, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
²⁹Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul; {i}but{/i} the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God. And the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling{i}. (1 Sam. 25:28‑29)

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

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2 Chron. 16:9• ⁹{i}For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.{/i} (2 Chron. 16:9)

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Psa. 20:6• ⁶Now I know that Jehovah saveth his anointed;{HR}He answereth him from the heavens of his holiness{HR}With the mighty deeds of salvation of his right hand. (Psa. 20:6)

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Psa. 44:3• ³For not with their sword did they take possession of the land,{HR}Neither did their arm deliver them;{HR}But thy right hand and thine arm and the light of thy countenance,{HR}Because thou takedst pleasure in them. (Psa. 44:3)

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Psa. 60:5• ⁵That thy beloved may be delivered,{HR}Save [with] thy right hand and answer me . (Psa. 60:5)

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Ex. 15:6• ⁶{i}Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power:{HR}Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.{HR}{/i} (Ex. 15:6)

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Isa. 41:10• ¹⁰Fear 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• ³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye 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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Distinguish thy mercies,{HR}[O thou] who by thy right hand savest those who trust{HR}From those rising up against them.