Psalm 118:7

7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.

Psalm 118:7 in Other Translations

7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

7 The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

7 Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

7 God's my strong champion; I flick off my enemies like flies.

7 Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.

7 The LORD is on my side as my helper. I will see [the defeat of] those who hate me.

7 With the Lord for me as my helper, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

7 The LORD is with me. He helps me. I will win the battle over my enemies.

Psalm 118:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 118:7

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me
With the four hundred men that were with David, and stood by him in his troubles, ( 1 Samuel 22:2 ) ; see ( Psalms 54:4 ) ; and with those who ministered unto Christ as man, ( Luke 8:3 ) . Or, "the Lord [is] for me, with" or "among my helpers" ^F20; he is the principal helper, he is one for all; he is in the room and stead of other helpers; having him, there is no need of any other: the Lord is the only helper of his people, vain is the help of man; he helps them out of all their troubles and difficulties, in the exercise of every grace, and in the discharge of every duty; he helps them to all their mercies temporal and spiritual, to grace here, and glory hereafter. The Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord is to help me;''

therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me;
see "vengeance" on them, as the Targum; which was desired by David, by the Messiah, and by the saints; not for the sake of that itself, but for the glory of divine justice. David saw this, ( Psalms 54:7 ) ; so will the Messiah, when all his enemies, that will not have him to reign over them, will be slain before him; and so will the people of God, when antichrist is destroyed.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (yrzeb yl) "pro me est cum iis qui auxiliantur mihi", Vatablus; so Cocceius, Gejerus.

Psalm 118:7 In-Context

5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.

6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.

8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.

9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalms 54:4
• 2. S Psalms 54:7; Psalms 59:10