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Rise up,קוּמָהYHWH;יְהוָהgo out to meet him,קַדְּמָה פָנָיוmake him bend the knee;הַכְרִיעֵהוּbring to safetyפַּלְּטָהmy soulנַפְשִׁיfrom the wickedמֵרָשָׁעwith your sword,חַרְבֶּךָ
Psalms 17:13
Study it in the app“Rise up, YHWH; go out to meet him, make him bend the knee; bring to safety my soul from the wicked with your sword,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 17:13, word by word
- Rise upקוּמָkuma
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kuma” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- go out to meet himקַדְּמָkadma
meet
To go toward someone who is coming: to help him or to confront him.
Where else “kadma” appears- go out to meet himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- make him bend the kneeהַכְרִיעֵhachrie
crouch
To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.
Where else “hachrie” appears- bring to safetyפַּלְּטָpalta
bring to safety
To bring someone out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “palta” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- from the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- with your swordחַרְבֶּcharbe
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charbe” appears
The context
12His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear, and like a young lion sitting in hiding places.
13 · This verse (above)
14from men, by your hand, YHWH, from men of the world, whose share is in life; and with what you have stored up you fill their belly; the sons are satisfied and leave their remainder to their little ones.