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Psalms 143:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.


Psalms 143:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:95 words
HebrewMeaning
הַצִּילֵ֖/נִיhaṣiylēniy
deliver meverbH5337
at all · deliver · escape · without fail ···
מֵ/אֹיְבַ֥/יmēʾōyəbay
from enemies mypronH341
foe
יְהוָ֗הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֵלֶ֥י/ךָʾēleykā
to youpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
כִסִּֽתִיkisitiy
I have coveredverbH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 143:9

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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