God’s Word Translation
Psalms 59:16
16But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy. You have been my stronghold and a place of safety in times of trouble.
Psalms 59:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
- New International Version (NIV)But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.
Context of Psalms 59:16
14They return in the evening. They howl like dogs. They prowl the city. 15They wander around to find something to eat. If they are not full enough, they will stay all night. But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy. You have been my stronghold and a place of safety in times of trouble. 17O my strength, I will make music to praise you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:16 word by word
וַאֲנִ֤י׀ אָשִׁ֣יר עֻזֶּךָ֮ וַאֲרַנֵּ֥ן לַבֹּ֗קֶר חַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לִ֑י וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס בְּי֣וֹם צַר־לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But I will singשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
- of thy powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- yea, I will sing aloudרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
- of thy mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- for thou hast been my defenceמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
- and refugeמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
- in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of my troubleצַרtsar tsâr · narrowH6862
Cross-references for Psalms 59:16
- Psalms 59:9O my strength, I watch for you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
- Psalms 21:13Arise, O Lord, in your strength. We will sing and make music to praise your power.
- Psalms 106:8He saved them because of his reputation so that he could make his mighty power known.
- Psalms 145:11Everyone will talk about the glory of your kingdom and will tell the descendants of Adam about your might
- Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O Lord, wins glory because it is strong. Your right hand, O Lord, smashes your enemies.
- Job 37:23The Almighty, whom we can’t reach, is great in power and judgment, has more than enough righteousness, and does not oppress.
- Psalms 31:7I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy. You have seen my misery. You have known the troubles in my soul.
- Psalms 36:5O Lord, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
- Psalms 86:13because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O Lord. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation.
- Psalms 101:1I will sing about mercy and justice. O Lord, I will make music to praise you.
- Romans 15:9People who are not Jewish praise God for his mercy as well. This is what the Scriptures say, “That is why I will give thanks to you among the nations and I will sing praises to your name.”
- Ephesians 1:6so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
- Psalms 5:3In the morning, O Lord, hear my voice. In the morning I lay my needs in front of you, and I wait.
- Psalms 30:5His anger lasts only a moment. His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear about your mercy in the morning, because I trust you. Let me know the way that I should go, because I long for you.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I will sing of thy power - For it was because thy hand was upon me for good, that I have thus succeeded in my enterprises. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy - I shall publish abroad what thou hast done; and done not for my worthiness, nor for the worthiness of the people; but for thy own mercy's sake. In the day of my trouble - When I came with small means and feeble help, and had the force and fraud of many enemies to contend with, besides the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16But I will sing of thy power - That is, I will praise thee for the manifestation of thy power in rescuing me from danger. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning - When the light dawns; when these troubles are over; when the night of calamity shall have passed by. There is an allusion here, probably, to the fact that they encompassed the place of his abode at night Psalm 59:6, Psalm 59:14; but there is also the implied idea that that night was…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. 14-16The wicked will remain unsatisfied, but the psalmist will praise the Lord's strength and loving devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Contrast the lot of God's servant, who employs his time in God's praise. sing aloud ... in the morning--when they retire famishing and disappointed, or it may denote delightful diligence in praise, as in Psa 30:5.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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