God’s Word Translation
Psalms 59:10
10God will come to meet me. He will let me gloat over those who spy on me.
Psalms 59:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.
Context of Psalms 59:10
8O Lord, you laugh at them. You make fun of all the nations. 9O my strength, I watch for you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God! God will come to meet me. He will let me gloat over those who spy on me. 11Do not kill them. Otherwise, my people may forget. Make them wander aimlessly by your power. Bring them down, O Lord, our shield, 12⌞because of⌟ the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips. Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:10 word by word
אֱלֹהֵ֣י חַסְדִּ֣י יְקַדְּמֵ֑נִי אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יַרְאֵ֥נִי בְשֹׁרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 59:10
- Psalms 59:17O my strength, I will make music to praise you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who is compassionate and the God who gives comfort.
- Ephesians 2:4But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.
- 1 Peter 5:10God, who shows you his kindness and who has called you through Christ Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, strengthen you, make you strong, and support you as you suffer for a little while.
- Psalms 21:3You welcomed him with the blessings of good things and set a crown of fine gold on his head.
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold the crimes of our ancestors against us. Reach out to us soon with your compassion, because we are helpless.
- Isaiah 65:24Before they call, I will answer. While they’re still speaking, I will hear.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15We are telling you what the Lord taught. We who are still alive when the Lord comes will not go ⌞into his kingdom⌟ ahead of those who have already died.
- Psalms 54:7Your name rescues me from every trouble. My eyes will gloat over my enemies.
- Psalms 91:8You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people.
- Psalms 92:11My eyes gloat over those who spy on me. My ears hear ⌞the cries⌟ of evildoers attacking me.
- Psalms 112:8His heart is steady, and he is not afraid. In the end he will look triumphantly at his enemies.
- 1 Samuel 26:10I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die ⌞naturally⌟, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.
- 2 Samuel 1:11Then David grabbed his own clothes and tore them in grief. All the men with him did the same.
- Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the day of destruction. You know what came out of my mouth.
- Luke 19:41When he came closer and saw the city, he began to cry.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The God of my mercy shall prevent me - The mercy of God shall go before me, and thus help me in all my doings. God shall let me see my desire - The sentence is short. God will let me see concerning my enemies, i.e., how he will treat them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The God of my mercy shall prevent me - Or rather, “My God - his mercy shall prevent me.” This is in accordance with the present reading of the Hebrew text, and is probably correct. The psalmist looks to God as his God, and then the feeling at once springs up that his mercy - favor - his loving-kindness - “would” “prevent” him. On the word “prevent” see the notes at Psalm 21:3; compare Psalm 17:13; Psalm 18:5. The meaning here is, that God would “go before…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with…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. 1010. prevent me--(Psa 21:3). see my desire--in their overthrow (Psa 54:7). enemies--as in Psa 5:8.Read the comment
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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
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