New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 59:1-9

1 1 2 3 4Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; 5 6Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.2Deliver me from 7those who do iniquity And save me from 8men of bloodshed.3For behold, they 9have 10set an ambush for my 11life; 12Fierce men 13 14launch an attack against me, 15Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,4 16 17For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. 18Arouse Yourself to 19help me, and see!5You, 20O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to 21 22punish all the nations; 23Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. 24Selah.6They 25return at evening, they howl like a 26dog, And go around the city.7Behold, they 27belch forth with their mouth; 28Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “29Who hears?”8But You, O Lord, 30laugh at them; You 31scoff at all the nations.

9Because of 32his 33strength I will watch for You, For God is my 34stronghold.

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Notes

1. Psalms 59:1 Ps 143:9 ↩
2. Psalms 59:1 Lit Do Not Destroy ↩
3. Psalms 59:1 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm ↩
4. Psalms 59:1 1 Sam 19:11 ↩
5. Psalms 59:1 Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place ↩
6. Psalms 59:1 Ps 20:1; 69:29 ↩
7. Psalms 59:2 Ps 28:3; 36:12; 53:4; 92:7; 94:16 ↩
8. Psalms 59:2 Ps 26:9; 139:19; Prov 29:10 ↩
9. Psalms 59:3 Ps 56:6 ↩
10. Psalms 59:3 Or lain in wait ↩
11. Psalms 59:3 Lit soul ↩
12. Psalms 59:3 Or Strong ↩
13. Psalms 59:3 Or stir up strife ↩
14. Psalms 59:3 Ps 56:6 ↩
15. Psalms 59:3 1 Sam 24:11; Ps 7:3, 4; 69:4 ↩
16. Psalms 59:4 Lit Without guilt ↩
17. Psalms 59:4 Ps 35:19 ↩
18. Psalms 59:4 Ps 7:6; 35:23 ↩
19. Psalms 59:4 Lit meet ↩
20. Psalms 59:5 Ps 69:6; 80:4; 84:8 ↩
21. Psalms 59:5 Lit visit ↩
22. Psalms 59:5 Ps 9:5; Is 26:14 ↩
23. Psalms 59:5 Is 2:9; Jer 18:23 ↩
24. Psalms 59:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
25. Psalms 59:6 Ps 59:14 ↩
26. Psalms 59:6 Ps 22:16 ↩
27. Psalms 59:7 Ps 94:4; Prov 15:2, 28 ↩
28. Psalms 59:7 Ps 57:4; Prov 12:18 ↩
29. Psalms 59:7 Job 22:13; Ps 10:11; 73:11; 94:7 ↩
30. Psalms 59:8 Ps 37:13; Prov 1:26 ↩
31. Psalms 59:8 Ps 2:4 ↩
32. Psalms 59:9 Many mss and some ancient versions read My strength ↩
33. Psalms 59:9 Ps 18:17 ↩
34. Psalms 59:9 Ps 9:9; 62:2 ↩

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