God’s Word Translation
Psalms 59:4
4or any sin, or any guilt on my part. They hurry to take positions against me. Wake up, and help me; see ⌞for yourself⌟.
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 troublemakers. Save me from bloodthirsty people. 3They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O Lord, but not because of any disobedience, or any sin, or any guilt on my part. They hurry to take positions against me. Wake up, and help me; see ⌞for yourself⌟. 5O Lord God of Armies, God of Israel, arise to punish all the nations. Have no pity on any traitors. Selah 6They return in the evening. They howl like dogs. They prowl the city.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:4 word by word
בְּֽלִי־עָ֭וֹן יְרוּצ֣וּן וְיִכּוֹנָ֑נוּ ע֖וּרָה לִקְרָאתִ֣י וּרְאֵה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 59:4
- 1 Samuel 19:12So Michal lowered David through a window, and he ran away to escape.
- Proverbs 1:16because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their plans are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.
- Acts 23:15Here’s our plan: You and the council must go to the Roman officer on the pretext that you need more information from Paul. You have to make it look as though you want to get more accurate information about him. We’ll be ready to kill him before he gets to you.”
- Romans 3:15They run quickly to murder people.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord is disgusted with bloodthirsty and deceitful people.
- Psalms 35:23Wake up, and rise to my defense. Plead my case, O my God and my Lord.
- Psalms 44:23Wake up! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Awake! Do not reject us forever!
- Isaiah 51:9Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Lord! Wake up as you did in days long past, as in generations long ago. Didn’t you cut Rahab into pieces and stab the serpent?
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
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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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