Psalms 118:7 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 118:7

The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

BSB

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ASV

Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

KJV

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me,.... With the four hundred men that were with David, and stood by him in his troubles, 1Sa 22:2; see Psa 54:4; and with those who ministered unto Christ as man, Luk 8:

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Discourses Against the Arians 3.29.54 (373)

And how should Christ, who said to Abraham, "Fear not, for I am with you," and encouraged Moses against Pharaoh and said to the son of Nun, "Be strong and of a good courage," himself be terrified before Herod and Pilate? Furthermore, did he who helps others overcome fear (for "the Lord," says Scripture, "is on my side, I will not fear what people shall do to me"), fear governors, who are mortals? Was he who himself encountered death terrified of death?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me. Jehovah condescended to be in alliance with the good man and his comrades; his God was not content to look on, but he took part in the struggle. What a consolatory fact it is that the Lord takes our part, and that when he raises up friends for us he does not leave them to fight for us alone, but he himself as our chief defender deigns to come into the battle and wage war on our behalf.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לִ֭י	li	[is] for me
בְּעֹזְרָ֑י	be.'o.ze.Rai	<in> helper<s> my	H5826 →
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
אֶרְאֶ֥ה	'er.'Eh	I will look	H7200 →
בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃	ve.so.ne.'Ai	on [those who] hate me	H8130 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 54:7
For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
leads to
- Psalms 59:10
  My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 112:8
  His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
Through
Psalms 54:4
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:6
  So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- Psalms 118:6–7
  The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 118:13
  I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
Through
Psalms 55:18
He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
leads to
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms