Psalms 59:1
Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
In Context
2Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.
Cross References
Judges 16:2And it was told the Gazites, saying—Samson hath come in hither. So they came round, and lay in wait for him, all the night, in the gate of the city,—but kept themselves quiet all the night, saying, Until the light of the morning, then will we slay him.
Psalms 7:1O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge,—Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me:
Psalms 18:48Who hath delivered me from my foes,—Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.
Psalms 57:1Show me favour, O God, Show me favour, For, in thee, hath my soul sought refuge,—And, in the shadow of thy wings, will I seek refuge, Until the storm of ruin pass by.
Psalms 71:4Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 59:1
This psalm is of the same nature and scope with six or seven foregoing psalms; they are all filled with David's complaints of the malice of his enemies and of their cursed and cruel designs against him, his prayers and prophecies against them, and his comfort and confidence in God as his God. The first is the language of nature, and may be allowed; the second of a prophetical spirit, looking forward to Christ and the enemies of his kingdom, and therefore not to be drawn into a precedent; the third of grace and a… Read the whole commentary →