KJV King James Version
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
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Psalm 3:7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
WEB World English Bible
Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
ASV American Standard Version
Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.
Surrounding context — Psalm 3
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ק֘וּמָ֤הH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiיְהוָ֨ה׀H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDהוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִיH3467 · ya.sahto saveאֱלֹהַ֗יH430 · e.lo.himGodכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforהִכִּ֣יתָH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallאֹיְבַ֣יH341 · o.yevenemyלֶ֑חִיH3895 · le.chiLehiשִׁנֵּ֖יH8127 · shentoothרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563 · ra.sahwickedשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃H7665 · sha.varto break
Cross-references
Psalm 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.Job 16:10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.Psalm 10:12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.Psalm 59:5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.Psalm 6:4Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.Psalm 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.Psalm 74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom.Psalm 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.Psalm 76:9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.Lamentations 3:30He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.Psalm 35:23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.Psalm 7:6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment [that] thou hast commanded.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?Habakkuk 2:19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it [is] laid over with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all in the midst of it.
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