Psalms 144:7

What does Psalms 144:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 144:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Put out your hand from on high; make me free, take me safely out of the great waters, and out of the hands of strange men;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

Context

v.6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

v.7This passage

v.8Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 18:16

    He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

  • Matthew 27:43

    He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  • Psalms 54:3

    For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. [Selah

  • Psalms 69:14

    Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

  • Revelation 12:15

    And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

  • Malachi 2:11

    Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.

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