Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. New Living Translation Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me. English Standard Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Berean Standard Bible If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. King James Bible Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. New King James Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. New American Standard Bible Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will reach out with Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. NASB 1995 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. NASB 1977 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth Thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Thy right hand will save me. Legacy Standard Bible Though I walk in the midst of distress, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. Amplified Bible Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. Christian Standard Bible If I walk into the thick of danger, you will preserve my life from the anger of my enemies. You will extend your hand; your right hand will save me. Holman Christian Standard Bible If I walk into the thick of danger, You will preserve my life from the anger of my enemies. You will extend Your hand; Your right hand will save me. American Standard Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If I walk in trouble, you will save me! In the anger of my enemies you will reach your hand and your right hand will save me! Brenton Septuagint Translation Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; thou hast stretched forth thine hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand has saved me. Contemporary English Version I am surrounded by trouble, but you protect me against my angry enemies. With your own powerful arm you keep me safe. Douay-Rheims Bible If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me. English Revised Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Even though I walk into the middle of trouble, you guard my life against the anger of my enemies. You stretch out your hand, and your right hand saves me. Good News Translation When I am surrounded by troubles, you keep me safe. You oppose my angry enemies and save me by your power. International Standard Version Though I walk straight into trouble, you preserve my life, stretching out your hand to fight the vehemence of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. JPS Tanakh 1917 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou quickenest me; Thou stretchest forth Thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And Thy right hand doth save me. Literal Standard Version If I walk in the midst of distress You quicken me, | You send forth Your hand against the anger of my enemies, | And Your right hand saves me. Majority Standard Bible If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. New American Bible Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you guard my life when my enemies rage. You stretch out your hand; your right hand saves me. NET Bible Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me. New Revised Standard Version Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; you stretch out your hand, and your right hand delivers me. New Heart English Bible Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me. Webster's Bible Translation Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me. World English Bible Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me. Young's Literal Translation If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Give You Thanks with All My Heart…6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. 7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. 8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.… Cross References Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them." Exodus 15:12 You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up. Ezra 9:8 But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes. Ezra 9:9 Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem. Psalm 7:6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment. Psalm 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Treasury of Scripture Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me: you shall stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand shall save me. though I walk Psalm 23:3,4 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake… Psalm 41:7,8 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt… Psalm 66:10-12 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried… thou wilt Psalm 71:20,21 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth… Psalm 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Psalm 119:49,50 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope… thou shalt stretch Psalm 35:1-3 A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me… Psalm 56:1,2,9 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me… Psalm 64:7,8 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded… and thy right Psalm 17:7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. Psalm 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Psalm 44:3,5-7 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them… Jump to Previous Anger Delivers Distress Enemies Foes Forth Hand Haters Life Midst Preserve Revive Right Round Save Sendest Stretch Stretched Stretchest Trouble Walk Wilt WrathJump to Next Anger Delivers Distress Enemies Foes Forth Hand Haters Life Midst Preserve Revive Right Round Save Sendest Stretch Stretched Stretchest Trouble Walk Wilt WrathPsalm 138 1. David praises God for the truth of his word4. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God 7. He professes his confidence in God (7) This verse echoes Psalm 23:4; Psalm 30:3; Psalm 71:20. Against the wrath.--Or perhaps, upon the wrath. Verse 7. - Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me (comp. Psalm 23:4). David "walked in the midst of trouble" during the greater part of his life. When the persecution of Saul was over, he had trouble from foreign enemies (2 Samuel 5-12.); when these were subdued, his domestic troubles began (2 Samuel 13-19; 1 Kings 5:53). God, however, from time to time "gave him a reviving." Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies (comp. Psalm 3:7; Psalm 9:3-6; Psalm 18:14-17, etc.). What God had so often done for him, David is confident that he will do again. He will break the power of his enemies, and deliver him from their machinations. And thy right hand. The symbol of strength. Shall save me; or, "deliver me" (comp. Psalm 18:35; Psalm 60:5; Psalm 63:8; Psalm 108:6, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I walk אֵלֵ֤ךְ ׀ (’ê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in the midst בְּקֶ֥רֶב (bə·qe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center of trouble, צָרָ֗ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival You preserve me תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי (tə·ḥay·yê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive from עַ֤ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the anger אַ֣ף (’ap̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire of my foes; אֹ֭יְבַי (’ō·yə·ḇay) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary You will extend תִּשְׁלַ֣ח (tiš·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Your hand, יָדֶ֑ךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand and Your right hand יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ (yə·mî·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south will save me. וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי (wə·ṯō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Links Psalm 138:7 NIVPsalm 138:7 NLT Psalm 138:7 ESV Psalm 138:7 NASB Psalm 138:7 KJV Psalm 138:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 138:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 138:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 138:7 French Bible Psalm 138:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 138:7 Though I walk in the midst (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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