Psalms 108:6
in Psalms 108Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
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ASV
That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.
KJV
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
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This verse in Psalms 108
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThat thy beloved may be delivered,.... From hence to the end of the psalm the words are taken out of Psa 60:5. See Gill on Psa 60:5.
This site's exposition
that Your beloved may be delivered
This one verse is Psalm 60:5 word for word. It turns from praise to a plea, asking God to respond and save with His right hand, so that His beloved may be delivered. The word for beloved is plural, yedideikha, and the verb with it reads they may be rescued.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Be exalted above the heavens, O God." God is not exalted except above the heavens, he is not exalted above the earth. When we are earthly, we do not exalt God; but if from earthly we have been made heavenly, then we exalt God. And our Lord, when he was on earth, did not exalt us. Someone may say: You speak rashly, since he himself says in the Gospel: "When I have been lifted up, I will draw all things to myself."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
19, 20 ); he desires no more. We must, in prayer, act faith upon the power and promise of God--upon his power ( Save with thy right hand, which is mighty to save), and upon his promise: God has spoken in his holiness, in his holy word, to which he has sworn by his holiness, and therefore I will rejoice,
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It intimates likewise that it is not only allowable, but sometimes convenient, to gather some verses out of one psalm and some out of another, and to put them together, to be sung to the glory of God. In singing this psalm we must give glory to God and take comfort to ourselves.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. Let my prayer avail for all the beloved ones. Sometimes a nation seems to hang upon the petitions of one man. With what ardour should such an one pour out his soul! David does so here.
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. Let my prayer avail for all the beloved ones. Sometimes a nation seems to hang upon the petitions of one man. With what ardour should such an one pour out his soul! David does so here. It is easy praying for the Lord's beloved, for we feel sure of a favourable answer, since the Lord's heart is already set upon doing them good: yet it is solemn work to plead when we feel that the condition of a whole beloved nation depends upon what the Lord means to do with us whom he has placed in a representative position. "Answer me, that thy many beloved ones may be delivered": it is an urgent prayer. David felt that the case demanded the right hand of God, —his wisest, speediest, and most efficient interposition, and he feels sure of obtaining it for himself, since his cause involved the safety of the chosen people. Will the Lord fail to use his right hand of power on behalf of those whom he has set at his right hand of favour? Shall not the beloved be delivered by him who loves them? When our suit is not a selfish one, but is bound up with the cause of God, we may be very bold about it.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
That thy beloved may be delivered - The word rendered “beloved,” and the verb rendered “may be delivered,” are both in the plural number, showing that it is not an individual that is referred to, but that the people of God are intended. This is taken without any alteration from Psa 60:5. In that psalm the prayer for deliverance is grounded on the afflictions of the people, and the fact that God had given them “a banner that it might be displayed because of the truth,” - or, in the cause of truth. See the notes at that psalm. In the psalm before us, while the prayer for deliverance is the same, the reason for that prayer is different. It is that God is exalted; that his mercy is above the heavens; that his glory is above all the earth, and that he is thus exalted that he may interpose and save his people. Save with thy right hand, and answer me - The Hebrew here is the same as in Psa 60:5, where it is rendered “and hear me.”
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְ֭מַעַן | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| יֵחָלְצ֣וּן | yechaltzun | they may be rescued ! | H2502 → | 44 times |
| יְדִידֶ֑יךָ | yedideikha | beloved [ones] your | H3039 → | 8 times |
| הוֹשִׁ֖יעָה | hoshiah | save ! | H3467 → | 206 times |
| יְמִֽינְךָ֣ | yeminekha | right [hand] your | H3225 → | 140 times |
| וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ | vaaneni | and answer me | H6030 → | 331 times |
לְ֭מַעַןso that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
יֵחָלְצ֣וּןthey may be rescued !
yechaltzunH2502 →44 times
יְדִידֶ֑יךָbeloved [ones] your
yedideikhaH3039 →8 times
הוֹשִׁ֖יעָהsave !
hoshiahH3467 →206 times
יְמִֽינְךָ֣right [hand] your
yeminekhaH3225 →140 times
וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃and answer me
vaaneniH6030 →331 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- 1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
- 2 Peter 1:5–8
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- Galatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Ephesians 4:32
Through
Ephesians 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
it leads to
- Romans 3:22–26
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Colossians 1:13
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- Ephesians 1:12
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- Romans 3:22–26
About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 5; Jerome, Homily 34, on Psalm 107; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.