New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 59:1-9

1 1 2 3 4Rescue me from my enemies, my God; 5 6Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.2Rescue me from 7those who practice injustice, And save me from 8men of bloodshed.3For behold, they 9have 10set an ambush for my 11life; 12Fierce men 13attack me, 14Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord,4 15 16For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me. 17Stir Yourself to 18help me, and see!5You, 19Lord God of armies, the God of Israel, Awake to 20 21punish all the nations; 22Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah6They 23return at evening, they howl like a 24dog, And prowl around the city.7Behold, they 25gush forth with their mouths; 26Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “27Who hears?”8But You, Lord, 28laugh at them; You 29scoff at all the nations.

9Because of 30his 31strength I will watch for You, For God is my 32refuge.

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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 Ps 56:6 ↩
14. Psalms 59:3 1 Sam 24:11; Ps 7:3, 4; 69:4 ↩
15. Psalms 59:4 Lit Without guilt ↩
16. Psalms 59:4 Ps 35:19 ↩
17. Psalms 59:4 Ps 7:6; 35:23 ↩
18. Psalms 59:4 Lit meet ↩
19. Psalms 59:5 Ps 69:6; 80:4; 84:8 ↩
20. Psalms 59:5 Lit visit ↩
21. Psalms 59:5 Ps 9:5; Is 26:14 ↩
22. Psalms 59:5 Is 2:9; Jer 18:23 ↩
23. Psalms 59:6 Ps 59:14 ↩
24. Psalms 59:6 Ps 22:16 ↩
25. Psalms 59:7 Ps 94:4; Prov 15:2, 28 ↩
26. Psalms 59:7 Ps 57:4; Prov 12:18 ↩
27. Psalms 59:7 Job 22:13; Ps 10:11; 73:11; 94:7 ↩
28. Psalms 59:8 Ps 37:13; Prov 1:26 ↩
29. Psalms 59:8 Ps 2:4 ↩
30. Psalms 59:9 LXX, some mss and some ancient versions my strength (cf. v 17) ↩
31. Psalms 59:9 Ps 18:17 ↩
32. Psalms 59:9 Ps 9:9; 62:2 ↩

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