Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahweh’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
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Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahweh’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
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And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
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And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let Him deliver me out of all tribulation.'
Cross-references (13)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 26:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 34:17-18 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
- Psalms 54:7 For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Psalms 18:1 I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
- Psalms 18:25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
- Psalms 18:48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
- Psalms 144:2 my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
- Matthew 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
- Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
- Revelation 7:14 I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:24 And, behold, as thy life was much…
1Sa 26:24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
Ver. 24. And, behold, as thy life, &c.] What brave rhetoric is here! what heart could be so hard as to resist it? Ipsa Suada, credo, si loqui posset, non potuisset εμφατικοτερως.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And, behold, as thy life was much set by…
And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes,.... Or "magnified" (y); and made great account of, as being the life of the king of Israel, and the Lord's anointed, and so spared:
so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord; he does not say in the eyes of Saul, as it should have been by way of retaliation, and as it might have been expected he would have said; but he had no dependence on Saul, nor expected justice to be done him by him; but he prays that his life might be precious in the sight of Lord, and taken care of, and protected by him, as he believed it would:
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and let him deliver me out of all tribulation; for as yet he did not think himself quite out of it, notwithstanding all that Saul had said, but believed the Lord would deliver him in due time; from him alone he looked for it, and on him he depended.
(y) "magnificata est", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Set by. Literally, "magnified," or deemed very precious. (Haydock)…
Set by. Literally, "magnified," or deemed very precious. (Haydock) --- Distress. These were the last words which David addressed to Saul; and they seem to have made a deep impression upon him. But as no dependance could be placed on Saul’s most solemn promises, David resolved, by God’s advice, to retire to the country of Geth. (Salien, the year of the world 2978)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. was much set by] For the expression cp.…
24. was much set by] For the expression cp. 1Sa_18:30, though a different Heb. word is used here: lit. “was great.”
deliver me out of all tribulation] Cp. Psa_34:17; Psa_54:7.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 your life was precious in my eyes today
your life was precious in my eyes today
Here the eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. See how you translated similar words in 1 Samuel 26:21. AT: "I have considered your life to be very valuable" or "I showed you today that I really do respect you" (See: Metaphor)
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so may my life be much valued in the eyes of Yahweh
Here the eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. AT: "so may Yahweh consider my life very valuable as well" or "so may Yahweh value my life as much as I have valued your life" (See: Metaphor)
May you be blessed
This can be translated in active form. AT: "May Yahweh bless you" (See: Active or Passive)
my son
Saul was not David's true father. Saul speaks as if he were David's father to show David that he wants David to trust and respect him as David would trust and respect his own father. (See: Metaphor)
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life
precious
Yahweh
trouble
Saul (OT)
David
bless
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 26:24 may the Lord value my life, even as…
26:24 may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours: David could not count on Saul to reciprocate. Thus, his fate was in God’s hands.
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