Psalms 59:10
I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
In Context
9But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
11my God, his mercy shall prevent me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle and perish:
2 Samuel 1:17And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.
Psalms 21:3Thou hast given him his heart's desire: end hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
Psalms 54:5For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.
Psalms 56:2Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.
Psalms 59:17But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 59:9-17
Confidence in God. 8 But thou, O Lord , shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 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.… Read the whole commentary →