Psalms 59
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David makes prayer for salvation from his enemies | ||
| «To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.» Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me. | For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. | |
Verse 1 WEB For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. KJV To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. TSK A. M. 2942. B.C. 1062. Al-tas-chith: ps 57:1, ps 58:1; when: jud 16:2,3, 1sa 19:11-24, 2co 11:32,33; Deliver: ps 7:1,2, ps 18:48, ps 71:4, ps 143:12, lu 1:74,75, 2ti 4:17,18; defend me: ps 12:5, ps 91:14, isa 33:16 |
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| Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood. | Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. | |
Verse 2 WEB Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. KJV Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. |
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| For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord. | For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh. | |
Verse 3 WEB For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh. KJV For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. TSK they: ps 10:9,10, ps 37:32,33, ps 38:12, ps 56:6, 1sa 19:1, pr 12:6, mic 7:2, ac 23:21; the mighty: ps 2:2, ac 4:26,27; not: ps 7:3-6, ps 69:4, 1sa 24:11,17, 1sa 26:18, joh 15:25 |
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| For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see. | I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! | |
Verse 4 WEB I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! KJV They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. TSK run: 1sa 19:12-24, pr 1:16, isa 59:7, ac 23:15, ro 3:15; awake: ps 5:6, ps 35:23, ps 44:23, isa 51:9 |
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| You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.) | You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. | |
Verse 5 WEB You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. 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. TSK the God: ge 33:20, ex 3:15; visit: ex 20:5; the heathen: ps 9:15, ps 54:3, isa 1:10, am 9:7, ro 2:28,29, ro 9:6; be not: ps 7:12,13, ps 55:15, isa 27:11, eze 18:27,28, jas 2:13 |
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| They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town. | They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. | |
Verse 6 WEB They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. KJV They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. TSK They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.: ps 59:14, 1sa 19:11 |
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| See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it? | Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For,” they say, “who hears us?” | |
Verse 7 WEB Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For,” they say, “who hears us?” KJV Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? TSK belch: pr 15:2, mt 12:34; swords: ps 55:21, ps 57:4, ps 64:3-5, ps 109:2,3, pr 12:18; who: ps 10:11,13, ps 73:11, ps 94:7-9, job 22:12,13, jer 33:24 |
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He foresees their destruction | ||
| But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations. | But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. | |
Verse 8 WEB But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. KJV But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. TSK Thou: ps 2:4, ps 37:13, 1sa 19:15,16, pr 1:26; heathen: ps 59:5, mt 18:17 |
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| O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower. | Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower. | |
Verse 9 WEB Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower. KJV Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. TSK his strength: ps 18:1,1,2, ps 27:1,14, ps 46:1, ps 62:5,6,11, isa 12:2, isa 26:3,4, isa 40:31, mt 6:13; God: ps 59:17, ps 62:2; defence: ps 9:9, ps 20:1, ps 46:7, isa 58:14, hab 3:19 |
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| The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters. | My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. | |
Verse 10 WEB My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. KJV The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. TSK The God: ps 59:17, 2co 1:3, eph 2:4,5, 1pe 5:10; prevent: ps 21:3, ps 79:8, isa 65:24, 1th 4:15; let: ps 54:7, ps 91:8, ps 92:11, ps 112:8, 1sa 26:10, 2sa 1:11,12,17, jer 17:16, lu 19:41-44, ro 10:2,3; enemies: ps 5:8, ps 54:5, ps 56:2,6 |
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| Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour. | Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. | |
Verse 11 WEB Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. KJV Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. TSK Slay: ge 4:12-15, jud 1:6,7, ec 9:5, eze 12:15,16, eze 14:22,23, re 9:6; scatter: ps 44:11, ps 52:5, le 26:33, de 4:27, de 28:64, de 30:3,4, eze 12:15, lu 1:51,52, lu 21:21; bring: job 40:12; our shield: ps 3:3, ps 84:11 |
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| Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit, | For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. | |
Verse 12 WEB For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. KJV For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. TSK For the: ps 64:7,8, ps 79:12, ps 120:3,4, ps 140:9,10, pr 12:13, pr 18:7, mt 12:36,37, mt 27:25,63; taken: ps 10:2, pr 6:2, pr 11:6; cursing: ps 109:17,18, ho 4:2, lu 23:5 |
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| Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.) | Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah. | |
Verse 13 WEB Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah. KJV Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. TSK Consume: ps 59:11, ps 7:9, nu 14:34,35, nu 32:13, de 2:14-16, de 7:22,23; and let: ps 46:10,11, ps 83:18, ps 135:5,6, 1sa 17:46,47, 1ki 18:36,37, 2ki 19:19, isa 54:5, eze 38:23, eze 39:7, da 4:25 |
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| And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town. | At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. | |
Verse 14 WEB At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. KJV And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. |
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| Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough. | They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied. | |
Verse 15 WEB They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied. KJV Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. TSK wander: ps 109:10, job 15:23, job 30:1-7, isa 8:21; for meat: de 28:48,53-58, 2ki 6:25-29, la 4:4,5,9,10, la 5:9, mt 24:7,8; if: isa 56:11, mic 3:5 |
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| But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble. | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. | |
Verse 16 WEB But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. 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. TSK But: ps 59:9,10, ps 21:13, ps 106:8, ps 145:11, ex 15:6, job 37:23; sing aloud: ps 31:7, ps 36:5, ps 86:13, ps 89:1, ps 101:1, ro 15:9, eph 1:6,7; morning: ps 5:3, ps 30:5, ps 143:8, 1sa 19:11,12; for thou: ps 4:1, ps 61:2,3, 1sa 17:37, 2co 1:10, eph 3:20; day: ps 77:2, ps 116:1-5, ps 138:7, jer 30:7, heb 5:7 |
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| To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy. | To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. | |
Verse 17 WEB To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. KJV Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. TSK O my: ps 18:1, ps 46:1; for: ps 59:9,10 |
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