Psalms 144:7

“Send thine hand from above, etc.] 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 out of great waters; out of great afflictions, which, for quantity and quality, are like many waters, overflowing and overwhelming; (see <234302>Isaiah 43:2); or out of the hands of enemies, many, mighty, and strong, whom he compares to waters; as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech observe: and so the Targum, “deliver me from the multitudes or armies, that are like to many waters;” (see <661701>Revelation 17:1,15 <230807>Isaiah 8:7,8 <245142>Jeremiah 51:42). It may be applied to the sorrows and…”

“Send thine hand from above - Margin, as in Hebrew, “hands.” See the notes at Psalms 18:16 : “He sent from above.” Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters - Thus Psalms 18:16 : “He took me, he drew me out of many waters.” As God had done it once, there was ground for the prayer that he would do it yet again. From the hand of strange children - Strangers: strangers to thee; strangers to thy people, foreigners. See Psalms 54:3 : “For strangers are risen up against me.” The language would properly imply that at the time referred to in the psalm he was engaged in a warfare with foreign enemies. Who they were, we have no means now of ascertaining. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Strange children - Either of the Heathen nations: or of the rebellious Israelites. Psalms 144:8”

“Send: Psa 18:16; Sa2 22:17; Mat 27:43 hand: Heb. hands deliver me: Psa 69:1, Psa 69:2, Psa 69:14, Psa 69:15, Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4; Rev 12:15, Rev 12:16, Rev 17:15 the hand: Psa 144:11, Psa 54:3; Neh 9:2; Mal 2:11 Psalms 144:8”