Psalms 71:4
O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- עֲוַלʻăvalto distort (morally)
- פָּלַטpâlaṭto slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
- כַּףkaphthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- יָדyâda hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 59:1–2, Psa 140:1–4, Psa 17:13, Psa 17:8–9, 2Sa 17:1–2, 2Sa 16:21–22, 2Sa 17:12–14, 2Sa 17:21