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Psalm 55:18

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55:18He will rescue32 me and protect me from those who attack me,33

even though34 they greatly outnumber me.35

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Footnotes

  1. 32 The perfect verbal form is here used rhetorically to indicate that the action is certain to take place (the so-called perfect of certitude).
  2. 33 Heb “he will redeem in peace my life from [those who] draw near to me.”
  3. 34 Or “for.”
  4. 35 Heb “among many they are against me.” For other examples of the preposition עִמָּד (’immad) used in the sense of “at, against,” see ; 767 ; §11.2.14b.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He redeems my soul in safety

from the battle that I wage,

for many are arrayed against me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He rescues me unharmed

from the battle waged against me,

even though many oppose me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though many are against me,

he will redeem me from my battle unharmed.

NLTNew Living Translation

He ransoms me and keeps me safe

from the battle waged against me,

though many still oppose me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He safely redeems my life from the battle against me,

because those standing against me are among many.

KJV 1900King James Version

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me:

For there were many with me.