Psalms 31:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:30 : 30 How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the LORD had handed them over?
  • Job 36:16 : 16 And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.
  • Ps 4:1 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!
  • Ps 18:19 : 19 He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
  • Isa 19:4 : 4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • 1 Sam 17:46 : 46 This very day the LORD will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God,
  • 1 Sam 24:18 : 18 You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
  • 1 Sam 26:8 : 8 Abishai said to David,“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
  • Job 16:11 : 11 God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.

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    8Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

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    19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

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    18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

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    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

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    4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

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    21The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.

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    18If I say,“My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O LORD, supports me.

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    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

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