Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
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Gill's Exposition
Send thine hand from above,.... From the high heavens, as the Targum; that is, exert and display thy power in my deliverance, and in the destruction of my enemies; as follows:
rid me, and deliver me…
Barnes' Notes
Send thine hand from above - Margin, as in Hebrew, “hands.” See the notes at Psa 18:16 : “He sent from above.” Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters - Thus Psa 18:16 : “He took me, he drew me out…
Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are…
Cambridge Bible
Stretch forth thine hands from on high:
Rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers.
From Psa 18:16; Psa 18:45, description being again changed to prayer. For…
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