Psalms 59:2

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

In Context

1Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him.

3Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:2O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.

Psalms 27:2Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen.

Psalms 94:16Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?

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 →

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