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Psalms 59:3

O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2when he had burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab had returned and smitten in the valley of salt twelve thousand.

4Thou hast shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 19:1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, to slay David.

1 Samuel 24:17And it came to pass when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, son David? and Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;

Psalms 38:12Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web: nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

Psalms 69:4Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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