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Psalms 71:4

71:3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Be: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

71:5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

What does Psalms 71:4 mean?

Psalms 71:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּלַט (pâlaṭ), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), יָד (yâd).

Hebrew interlinear

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Deliverפָּלַטpâlaṭ/paw-lat'/H6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
me,
O
my
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
out
of
the
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of
the
wicked,רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
out
of
the
handכַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
of
the
unrighteousעֲוַלʻăval/aw-val'/H5765to distort (morally)
and
cruel
man.חָמֵץchâmêts/khaw-mates'/H2556to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:4.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:4 say?

Psalms 71:4 (King James Version) reads: "Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man."

Is Psalms 71:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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