Psalms 59:7
That thy beloved ones may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
In Context
6Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they might flee from the bow. Pause.
Cross References
Job 22:12Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Psalms 57:4Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies.
Psalms 73:11Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?
Psalms 94:7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Proverbs 12:18Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
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 →