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Psalm 59:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 59 · verse 1
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.Psalm 59:1 · King James Version
Psalm 59:1 in context
1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Delivernâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- defendsâgabto be lofty, especially inaccessibleH7682 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The title of this psalm acquaints us particularly with the occasion on which it was penned; it was when Saul sent a party of his guards to beset David's house in the night, that they might seize him and kill him; we have the story Sa1 19:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7