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Psalms 59:1
1Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
Psalms 59:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
- New International Version (NIV)Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me.
Context of Psalms 59:1
Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. 2Rescue me from these criminals; save me from these murderers. 3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord, though I have not sinned or offended them.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:1 word by word
הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀ אֱלֹהָ֑י מִּמִתְקוֹמְמַ֥י תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 59:1
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.
- Psalms 58:1Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
- Judges 16:2Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, “When the light of morning comes, we will kill him.”
- 1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead by morning.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:32When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me.
- Psalms 7:1I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
- Psalms 18:48and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
- Psalms 71:4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
- Psalms 143:12In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
- Luke 1:74We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death.
- Psalms 12:5The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”
- Psalms 91:14The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.
- Isaiah 33:16these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Deliver me from mine enernies, O my God - A very proper prayer in the mouth of Nehemiah, when resisted in his attempts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem by Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem, who opposed the work, and endeavored to take away the life of the person whom God had raised up to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. I conceive the Psalm to have been made on this occasion; and on this hypothesis alone I think it capable of consistent explanation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God - See the notes at Psalm 18:48. This prayer was offered when the spies sent by Saul surrounded the house of David. They had come to apprehend him, and it is to be presumed that they had come in sufficient numbers, and with sufficient power, to effect their object. Their purpose was not to break in upon him in the night, but to watch their opportunity, when he went forth in the morning, to slay him 1 Samuel 19:11, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David prays for deliverance from his enemies. (1-7) He foresees their destruction. (8-17) Verses 1-7 In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1See 1 Samuel 19:11–18.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. defend me--(Compare Margin). rise up ... me--(Compare Psa 17:7).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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