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Psalm 3:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 3 · verse 7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.Psalm 3:7 · King James Version
Psalm 3:7 in context
5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
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Key words (Strong's)
- smittennâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- brokenshâbarto burstH7665 →
- Ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- teethshêna toothH8127 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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David, having stirred up himself by the irritations of his enemies to take hold on God as his God, and so gained comfort in looking upward when, if he looked round about him, nothing appeared but what was discouraging, here looks back with pleasing reflections upon the benefit he had derived from trusting in God and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-8