Psalms 59:3

Psalms 59:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.

Context of Psalms 59:3

1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me. 2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood. For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. 4They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold. 5Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah.

Psalms 59:3 word by word

כִּ֤י הִנֵּ֪ה אָֽרְב֡וּ לְנַפְשִׁ֗י יָג֣וּרוּ עָלַ֣י עַזִ֑ים לֹא־פִשְׁעִ֖י וְלֹא־חַטָּאתִ֣י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 59:3

• Psalms 10:9He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
• Psalms 38:12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
• Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
• 1 Samuel 19:1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.
• Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
• Micah 7:2The godly [man] hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.
• Acts 23:21Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
• Acts 4:26The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
• Psalms 7:3Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
• Psalms 69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
• 1 Samuel 24:11And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it.
• 1 Samuel 26:18And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
• John 15:25But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, They hated me without a cause.

Commentaries on Psalms 59:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul - For my life. See the passages referred to above.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul - They lie in wait as wild beasts do for their prey, ready to spring upon it. The word used here is often employed to denote the act of lying in ambush; of watching in secret places to spring upon a victim: Judges 9:32; Judges 21:20; Psalm 10:9. The word “soul” here means “life.” They lie in ambush that they may kill me. The mighty are gathered against me - Strong men; hostile men; cruel men. Saul would employ on this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17The psalmist laments the power of enemies who conspire with other nations.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 59:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice
• Waiting
• War

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Michal
• Michtam
• Prevent
• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
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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