Psalms 59:10
Judah is my king; 1 Moab is the caldron of my hope; 1 Over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; 1 The Philistines have been subjected to me. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
9Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; 1 And Ephraim is the strength of my head; 1
11Who will lead me into the fortified city? 1 Who will guide me as far as Edom? 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David said, As the Lord lives, if the Lord smite him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be added to his fathers, do not so.
2 Samuel 1:17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
Psalms 21:3O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: 1 And by night, and it shall not be accounted for folly to me. 1
Psalms 54:5My heart was troubled within me; 1 And the fear of death fell upon me. 1
Psalms 56:2Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: 1 For my soul has trusted in thee: 1 And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, 1 Until the iniquity have passed away. 1
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 →