Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
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Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
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Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
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(69-19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.
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Passages linked to Psalms 69:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 22:19 But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!
- Psalms 111:9 He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Psalms 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.
- Deuteronomy 32:27 were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries should judge wrongly, lest they should say, ‘Our hand is exalted, Yahweh has not done all this.’ ”
- Joshua 7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?”
- Job 6:23 or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?’ or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?’
- Psalms 10:1 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- Psalms 31:5 Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
- Jeremiah 14:8 You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 18. Draw near to my soul, redeem it. David…
18. Draw near to my soul, redeem it. David was doubtless fully persuaded by faith that God was near him; but as we are accustomed to measure the presence or absence of God by the effects, David here tacitly complains, judging according to the flesh, that he is far from him. By the expression, Draw near, he means, that in so far as could be gathered from his actual condition, God appeared to have no regard to his welfare. Again, by calling upon God to draw near to his life, which he seemed to have forsaken, he exhibits a striking proof of the strength of his faith. The more cruelly he is molested by the wicked and proud, the more does he trust that God will appear to deliver him. As has been elsewhere observed, it is always to be held as an undoubted truth, that since “God resisteth the proud” (James 4:6,) he must at length repress the insolence and pride of those who obstinately resist him, although he may seem to connive at them for a time.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 69:18 Draw nigh unto my soul, [and] redeem…
Psa 69:18 Draw nigh unto my soul, [and] redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Ver. 18. Draw nigh unto my soul] Who seemest to be afar off; so the flesh suggesteth when help is any whit deferred.
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Because of mine enemies] Who else will excessively insult.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Draw nigh unto my soul, to support and relieve…
Draw nigh unto my soul, to support and relieve it, O thou who seemest to be departed far away from me.
Because of mine enemies; partly because they persecute it, and greedily seek to destroy it; and partly because they are thine as well as mine enemies, and if they succeed, will triumph not only over me, but in some sort over thee, and over religion.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Draw nigh unto my soul,.... God his father, while…
Draw nigh unto my soul,.... God his father, while he was suffering, stood afar off from him; wherefore he desires that he would draw nigh to him in the manifestations of his love and favour to him; which he did, when he made known to him the way of life, and made him full of joy with his countenance;
and redeem it: that is, from the power of the grave; not leave it there, but raise him from the dead, and give him glory, as he did;
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deliver me, because of mine enemies; that they might not triumph over him, as if, being dead, he should rise no more; and so the Targum,
"that mine enemies might not lift up themselves against me.''
Or the meaning is, deliver me from the grave, raise me from the dead, that I may requite mine enemies, and take vengeance on them; see Psa 41:8.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. Deliver me because of mine enemies.] Probably…
Verse 18. Deliver me because of mine enemies.] Probably they now began to think that the redemption of these captives was not an impossible thing; that it was not far off; and therefore they had great rage, because they found their time was but short.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Draw nigh unto my soul - To me -…
Draw nigh unto my soul - To me - for my life is in danger.
And redeem it - Ransom it; save it from ruin. See the notes at Isa 43:3; notes at Isa 44:22.
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Deliver me, because of mine enemies - Because they are so numerous, so powerful, and so determined on my destruction. Compare Psa 13:4.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. Draw nigh] Cp. the acknowledgement of answered prayer…
18. Draw nigh] Cp. the acknowledgement of answered prayer in Lam_3:57-58, ‘Thou drewest nigh in the day when I called upon thee … thou redeemedst my life.”
deliver me] Or, as R.V., ransom me. Cp. Jer_15:21.
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because of mine enemies] Who will triumph if I am abandoned to their malice, and by whose triumph the honour of the God whom I serve will suffer. Cp. Psa_13:4.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it. David…
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it. David often complains that God is far from him, (Psa_10:1 Psa_22:19 Psa_38:21 Psa_71:12, etc.) and prays that he will "draw nigh," the sense of distance and alienation being intolerable. Deliver me because of mine enemies; i.e. because of their plots and machinations (see ver. 4).
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 18. Draw nigh unto my soul. The near…
Ver. 18. Draw nigh unto my soul. The near approach of God is all the sufferer needs; one smile of heaven will still the rage of hell.
And redeem it. It shall be redemption to me if thou wilt appear to comfort me. This is a deeply spiritual prayer, and one very suitable for a deserted soul. It is in renewed communion that we shall find redemption realized.
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Deliver me because of mine enemies, lest they should, in their vaunting, blaspheme thy name, and boast that thou art not able to rescue those who put their trust in thee. Jesus, in condescending to use such supplications, fulfils the request of his disciples: "Lord, teach us to pray."
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Psalms 69:19*
Here we have a sad recapitulation of sorrows, with more especial reference to the persons concerned in their infliction.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Heb. goel, Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isa 59:20").
redeem
Heb. goel, Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isa 59:20").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 redeem me
redeem me
The writer asks God to redeem him as if the writer were a slave whose freedom God could purchase. AT: "free me" (See: Metaphor)
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ransom me
The writer asks God to ransom him as if the writer were a captive whose release could be paid for with money. AT: "rescue me" (See: Metaphor)
my rebuke, my shame, and my dishonor
These abstract nouns can be stated as actions. AT: "how people have rebuked me, shamed me, and dishonored me" (See: Abstract Nouns)
my adversaries are all before you
Here "before you" means that God sees and knows all about them. AT: "you know who all my enemies are" (See: Idiom)
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redeem
adversary
ransom
shame
dishonor
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