Psalms 59:6
Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, 1 That they might flee from the bow. Pause. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
In Context
5Thou hast shown thy people hard things: 1 Thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment. 1
7That thy beloved ones may be delivered; 1 Save with thy right hand, and hear me. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to slay him in the morning; and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, Unless thou save thy life this night, tomorrow thou shalt be slain.
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 →