Psalms 59:5
(59-6) Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. Selah
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
4(59-5) Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold.
6(59-7) They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
Cross References
Exodus 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; this is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations.
Psalms 7:7(7-8) And let the congregation of the peoples compass Thee about, and over them return Thou on high.
Psalms 9:15(9-16) The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalms 55:15(55-16) May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them.
Psalms 84:8(84-9) O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore He that made them will not have compassion upon them, and He that formed them will not be gracious unto them.
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 →