Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 59:5
5Thou therefore, O Yhwh God of Armies, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms 59:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)You, Lord God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah
Context of Psalms 59:5
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Yhwh. 4They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. Thou therefore, O Yhwh God of Armies, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
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וְאַתָּ֤ה יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ צְבָא֡וֹת אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָקִ֗יצָה לִפְקֹ֥ד כָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אַל־תָּחֹ֨ן כָּל־בֹּ֖גְדֵי אָ֣וֶן סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
- Thou therefore, O Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- awakeקִיץqûts · to awakeH6974
- to visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- all the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- be not mercifulחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
- to any wickedאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
- transgressorsבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
- Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
Cross-references for Psalms 59:5
- Genesis 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.
- Exodus 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Yhwh God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
- Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I Yhwh thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
- Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
- Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of Yhwh, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
- Amos 9:7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Yhwh. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
- Romans 2:28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
- Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
- Psalms 7:12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
- Psalms 55:15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
- Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
- Ezekiel 18:27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
- James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5O Lord God of hosts - This was a proper view to take of God. when Israel, a handful of poor distressed captives were surrounded and oppressed by the heathen chiefs above mentioned, and their several tribes. But Jehovah God of hosts, was the God of Israel; and hence Israel had little to fear. Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors - Do not favor the cause of these wicked men. They are און בגדי bogedey aven, "changers of iniquity:" they go through the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts - God of armies: commanding all the armies of heaven - the angels, and the stars and constellations drawn out in the form of armies; thou, thus endowed with all power, and able to subdue all people though arrayed and combined for purposes of evil - awake to my help. On the meaning of the phrase “God of hosts,” see the notes at Isaiah 1:9. The God of Israel - The God of the Hebrew people - the descendants of Jacob or…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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