Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 59:16
16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psalms 59:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
- New International Version (NIV)But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.
Context of Psalms 59:16
14And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city. 15Let them wander up and down for food, and murmur if they are not satisfied. But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:16 word by word
וַאֲנִ֤י׀ אָשִׁ֣יר עֻזֶּךָ֮ וַאֲרַנֵּ֥ן לַבֹּ֗קֶר חַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לִ֑י וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס בְּי֣וֹם צַר־לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 59:16
- Psalms 59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
- Psalms 21:13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thy own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
- Psalms 106:8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
- Psalms 145:11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
- Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
- Job 37:23As for the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.
- Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
- Psalms 36:5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth to the clouds.
- Psalms 86:13For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 101:1I will sing of mercy and judgment: to thee, O LORD, will I sing.
- Romans 15:9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.
- Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- Psalms 5:3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to thee, and will look up.
- Psalms 30:5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way in which I should walk; for I lift up my soul to thee.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I will sing of thy power - For it was because thy hand was upon me for good, that I have thus succeeded in my enterprises. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy - I shall publish abroad what thou hast done; and done not for my worthiness, nor for the worthiness of the people; but for thy own mercy's sake. In the day of my trouble - When I came with small means and feeble help, and had the force and fraud of many enemies to contend with, besides the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16But I will sing of thy power - That is, I will praise thee for the manifestation of thy power in rescuing me from danger. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning - When the light dawns; when these troubles are over; when the night of calamity shall have passed by. There is an allusion here, probably, to the fact that they encompassed the place of his abode at night Psalm 59:6, Psalm 59:14; but there is also the implied idea that that night was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16The wicked will remain unsatisfied, but the psalmist will praise the Lord's strength and loving devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Contrast the lot of God's servant, who employs his time in God's praise. sing aloud ... in the morning--when they retire famishing and disappointed, or it may denote delightful diligence in praise, as in Psa 30:5.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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