Psalms 144:7

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“Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,”

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BSBPD

“Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 144:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 22:17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
  2. Nehemiah 9:2Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
  3. Psalms 18:16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
  4. Psalms 18:17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
  5. Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
  6. Psalms 54:3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
  7. Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
  8. Psalms 69:14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.
  9. Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
  10. Psalms 124:4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
  11. Psalms 144:11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
  12. Malachi 2:11Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
  13. Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  14. Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
  15. Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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