Psalms 59:8
\59:7\See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
In Context
7\59:6\They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
9\59:8\But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:15And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.
Psalms 10:11He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Psalms 57:5\57:4\My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
Proverbs 1:26So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 59:2-8
Prayer for Deliverance. 1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 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 . 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. 5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked… Read the whole commentary →