Psalms 59:1

Psalms 59:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
• New International Version (NIV)Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me.

Context of Psalms 59:1

Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me. 2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men. 3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

Psalms 59:1 word by word

הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀ אֱלֹהָ֑י מִּמִתְקוֹמְמַ֥י תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 59:1

• Psalms 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
• Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
• Judges 16:2And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him.
• 1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.
• 2 Corinthians 11:32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me:
• Psalms 7:1O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
• Psalms 18:48He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
• Psalms 71:4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
• Psalms 143:12And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
• Luke 1:74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
• Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
• Psalms 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
• Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Commentaries on Psalms 59:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Deliver me from mine enernies, O my God - A very proper prayer in the mouth of Nehemiah, when resisted in his attempts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem by Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem, who opposed the work, and endeavored to take away the life of the person whom God had raised up to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. I conceive the Psalm to have been made on this occasion; and on this hypothesis alone I think it capable of consistent explanation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God - See the notes at Psalm 18:48. This prayer was offered when the spies sent by Saul surrounded the house of David. They had come to apprehend him, and it is to be presumed that they had come in sufficient numbers, and with sufficient power, to effect their object. Their purpose was not to break in upon him in the night, but to watch their opportunity, when he went forth in the morning, to slay him 1 Samuel 19:11, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David prays for deliverance from his enemies. (1-7) He foresees their destruction. (8-17) Verses 1-7 In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1See 1 Samuel 19:11–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. defend me--(Compare Margin). rise up ... me--(Compare Psa 17:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Music
• Persecution
• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Michal
• Michtam
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• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
• Song

Commentaries on Psalms 59

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary