Psalms 59:8
God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
In Context
7Save me with your right hand, and hear me.
9Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the strength of my head. Judah is my king.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:15And again, Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed, so that he may be killed.”
Psalms 57:5Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,
Proverbs 1:26Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.
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 →