Psalms 59:4

Psalms 59:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
• New International Version (NIV)I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise to help me; look on my plight!
• English Standard Version (ESV)for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!
• New King James Version (NKJV)They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. Awake to help me, and behold!

Context of Psalms 59:4

2Rescue me from those dangerous men, who are doing evil things. 3Look at them! They are waiting to kill me! Cruel men are ready to attack me. Lord, I have not done anything against them, but they still want to kill me. I have done nothing that is wrong, but they are preparing to attack me. Do something to help me! Look at what they are doing! 5For you are the Lord God Almighty, the God that Israel serves. Get up and punish all the foreign nations. Do not forgive any wicked people who have turned against us. Selah. 6Those bad people come back to the city every evening. They go from place to place, and they cry out like dogs.

Psalms 59:4 word by word

בְּֽלִי־עָ֭וֹן יְרוּצ֣וּן וְיִכּוֹנָ֑נוּ ע֖וּרָה לִקְרָאתִ֣י וּרְאֵה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• and prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• faultעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• awakeעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• to helpקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• me, and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Psalms 59:4

• 1 Samuel 19:12So Michal helped David to leave the house through a window. He ran away and he escaped.
• Proverbs 1:16They are in a hurry to do evil things. They cannot wait to murder someone!
• Isaiah 59:7They rush to do evil things. They hurry to kill people who have not done anything wrong. They think only about sin. They only want to be cruel and to hurt people.
• Acts 23:15So now we want you and the group of Jewish leaders to send a message to the leader of the Roman soldiers. Ask him, “Please bring Paul to the meeting of the Jewish leaders. We want to know more about the wrong things that he has done.” That will be the message. But, we will wait for Paul and we will be ready to kill him. We will do this before he arrives here at the meeting.’
• Romans 3:15They hurry to kill people.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates murderers, and those who deceive others.
• Psalms 35:23Wake up! Get ready to give me justice! Show that I am not guilty, my Lord and my God.
• Psalms 44:23Lord, do something! Why are you sleeping? Wake up! Do not turn away from us for ever!
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up, Lord! Get ready to show your strength! Do great things, as you did in past days, when our ancestors were alive. Remember how you cut the monster, Rahab, into pieces.

Commentaries on Psalms 59:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They run and prepare themselves - They leave no stone unturned that they may effect my destruction and prevent the building.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They run and prepare themselves - That is, they “hasten” to accomplish this; they are quick to obey the command of Saul requiring them to slay me. The word “prepare” refers to whatever was deemed necessary to enable them to accomplish what they had been commanded to do - arming themselves, making provision for their journey, etc. Without my fault - That is, without anything on my part to deserve this, or to justify Saul and those employed by him in what…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The psalmist asks God not to show mercy to the treacherous, deceptive, and wicked traitors (see Psalm 25:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. prepare, &c.--literally, "set themselves as in array." awake--(Compare Psa 3:7; 7:6), appeals to God in His covenant relation to His people (Psa 9:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice
• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Michal
• Michtam
• Prevent
• Psalms
• Awake
• Fault
• 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