Psalms 144:11

11 deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalms 144:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 Rescue me from the enemy sword, release me from the grip of those barbarians Who lie through their teeth, who shake your hand then knife you in the back.
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners' hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Save me. Set me free from strangers who attack me. They tell all kinds of lies with their mouths. Even when they make a promise by raising their right hands, they don't mean it.

Psalms 144:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 144:11

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children
This is repeated from ( Psalms 144:7 Psalms 144:8 ) ; and is done to show the vehemency and importunity of the request, and the danger David was in, and his sense of it; (See Gill on Psalms 144:7); whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of
falsehood. (See Gill on Psalms 144:8).

Psalms 144:11 In-Context

9 I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
10 to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword
11 deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
12 Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 3:7; S Psalms 25:20
  • 2. S Psalms 18:44
  • 3. Psalms 41:6-7
  • 4. Psalms 12:2; S Psalms 36:3; Psalms 106:26; Isaiah 44:20
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