Psalms 35:17

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Adonai, how much longer will you look on? Rescue me from their assaults, save the one life I have from the lions!

Berean Standard Bible:

How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

American Standard Version:

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Lord{H136}, how long wilt thou look on{H7200}? rescue{H7725}{H8685)} my soul{H5315} from their destructions{H7722}, my darling{H3173} from the lions{H3715}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Habakkuk 1:13

  • [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?

Psalms 74:9

  • We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.

Psalms 74:10

  • O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Psalms 89:46

  • How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Psalms 22:20

  • Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Psalms 22:21

  • Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalms 94:3

  • LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

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Commentary for Psalms 35:17

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H136
    There are 910 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲדֹנָי
    Transliteration: ʼĂdônây
    Pronunciation: ad-o-noy'
    Description: an emphatic form of אָדוֹן; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only); (my) Lord.
  2. Strong's Number: H7200
    There are 1212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָאָה
    Transliteration: râʼâh
    Pronunciation: raw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  3. Strong's Number: H7725
    There are 952 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוּב
    Transliteration: shûwb
    Pronunciation: shoob
    Description: a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
  4. Strong's Number: H5315
    There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
    Transliteration: nephesh
    Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
    Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  5. Strong's Number: H7722
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוֹא
    Transliteration: shôwʼ
    Pronunciation: sho
    Description: or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה; or שֹׁאָה; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation; desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.
  6. Strong's Number: H3173
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָחִיד
    Transliteration: yâchîyd
    Pronunciation: yaw-kheed'
    Description: from יָחַד; properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced); darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
  7. Strong's Number: H3715
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּפִיר
    Transliteration: kᵉphîyr
    Pronunciation: kef-eer'
    Description: from כָּפַר; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane); (young) lion, village. Compare כָּפָר.