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Psalms 59:9
Because of His strength will I wait upon Thee, rather, "My Strength, Thee will I regard," confidently expecting his deliverance; for God is my Defense, his Stronghold in the midst of his enemies.
Because of His strength will I wait upon Thee, rather, "My Strength, Thee will I regard," confidently expecting his deliverance; for God is my Defense, his Stronghold in the midst of his enemies.
Verse Psalms 59:9. BECAUSE OF _HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE_] With this reading, I can make no sense of the passage. But instead of עזו _uzzo_, "_his_ strength," עזי _uzzi_, "_my_ strength," is...
BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE - literally, “His strength - I will wait upon thee.” The reference here is not to the strength or power of God, as if the fact that “He” was powerful was...
Psalms 59 Gentile Enmity Against Israel _ 1. Surrounded by nations (Psalms 59:1)_ 2. Their judgment anticipated (Psalms 59:9) Another Michtam of David when he was persecuted by Saul. While in prev...
LIX. The Ps. seems to be directed against Jewish and not foreign enemies. It might well be a prayer for the downfall of the aristocratic Sadducees. On the other hand in Psalms 59:5 and Psalms 59:8 the...
BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH: or,. my strength, as in Psalms 59:17....
Be his enemies never so threatening and insolent, he can trust in God....
O my strength, unto thee will I watch: For God is my high tower. His enemies are -strong" (Psalms 59:3); but God is his strength; they watch his house (title), but he will -watch unto God," waiting...
BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH, &C.— Cocceius in his Lexicon gives the expression this turn; _I, whose strength is in Thee, will observe,_ namely, how my God will act; or _I will observe, and expect his aid;...
PSALMS 59 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Beleaguered Psalmist Prays for Rescue and Avenging. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 59:1-5, In Praying for Rescue, the Psalmist Describes the Character and Conduct of his...
_BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE: FOR GOD IS MY DEFENCE._ Because of his strength will I wait upon thee - literally, 'I will keep watch to thee,' alluding to the title, "when Saul sent,...
59:9 will (b-5) Or 'My strength, I will. ...'...
_Because of_ HIS STRENGTH, etc.] RV 'O my strength, I will wait,' etc....
Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician; _set_ to Al-tashheth. _A Psalm_ of David: Michtam: when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.' For the first part of the title see on Psalms 57. The s...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
HIS STRENGTH. — This gives no intelligible meaning, and Psalms 59:17 shows that the ancient versions (and some MSS.) are right in reading “my strength” (vocative). The first two words of the next vers...
_[Psalms 59:10]_ עֻ֭זֹּו אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה כִּֽי ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים...
Psalms 59:1 THE superscription makes this the earliest of David's psalms, dating from the Sauline persecution. It has many points of connection with the others of that group, but its closest affinitie...
“GOD IS MY HIGH TOWER” Psalms 59:1 This is the fifth of the _Michtams,_ or “Golden Psalms.” Compare Psalms 16:1; Psalms 56:1; Psalms
Again we have a song from the midst of peril. The singer is the object of determined, stealthy, and malignant opposition. It is divided into two parts, both ending with the same declaration, "God is m...
(g) [Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence. (g) Though Saul has great power, yet I know that you bridle him: therefore I will patiently hope in you....
Head. This tribe was at the head of the kingdom of Israel, but submitted to David, (Haydock) and afforded excellent soldiers and captains. (Calmet) --- His temporal kingdom was extended by God, who wi...
Here was the grand resource of the Mediator: and here, he hath therefore taught, is to be the security of all his redeemed. Reader, it is blessed, yea, it is doubly blessed, so to do. Isaiah 26:3....
9_I will intrust his strength to thee _The obscurity of this passage has led to a variety of opinions amongst commentators. The most forced interpretation which has been proposed is that which suppose...
Psalms 59 gives more the external enemies. The same wickedness is found there, but the might of human power with it. But they also must be judged, that wickedness may be set aside. Nor was it the sin...
[BECAUSE OF] HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE,.... Either because of the strength of Saul, who was stronger than David, he determined to wait upon the Lord for salvation and deliverance from him; or...
[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence. Ver. 9. _Because of his strength will I wait on thee_] The stronger Saul is the more will I adhere to thee. Or thus, His stre...
_But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them_ Shalt disappoint their high confidence and hopeful designs, and then deride them, and make them ridiculous and contemptible to others. _Because of his strength_...
MY DEFENCE: _ Heb._ my high place...
8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the Go...
HIS STRENGTH, i.e. Saul's strength; because he is too strong for me. Or rather, _O my strength_, as it is PSALMS 59:17. And all those ancient and venerable translators, the LXX., and Chaldee, and vulg...
Psalms 59:9 wait H8104 (H8799) Strength H5797 God H430 defense H4869 his strength - Psalms 18:1,...
DAVID EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT YHWH WILL PROTECT HIM (PSALMS 59:6). Describing his enemies as like a pack of stray dogs on the prowl (compare also Psalms 59:14) David is confident that YHWH will...
Psalms 59:9 , PSALMS 59:17 These two parallel verses are a kind of refrain coming in at the close of each division of the Psalm. The first stands at the end of a picture of the Psalmist's trouble and...
CONTENTS: Complaint of the malice of enemies and comfort and confidence in God. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those who are for Christ's sake, harmless and innocent may expect to be hated of w...
Psalms 59:6. _They make a noise like a dog._ Mr. Jowett, in his christian researches, states, that many dogs in eastern towns have no owners; that they lie in the shade during the heat of the day, and...
_Because of his strength, will I wait upon Thee._ WAITING AND SINGING (with Psalms 59:17):--“My strength! I will wait upon Thee,” so says the psalmist in the midst of his troubles; and because he doe...
DELIVER ME FROM MINE ENEMIES, O MY GOD. REVELATIONS OF THE GOOD AND BAD IN HUMAN NATURE I. The enmity of man towards man. 1. From the description that David here gives of his enemies, we learn that...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 59:1. This is an individual lament, seeking God’s protection from enemies who threaten the faithful person’s life. The title connects the psalm to...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription.—_“_To the Chief Musician, Al-taschith_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_Michtam of David_.” See Introduction to Psalms 56. “_When Saul sent, and they watched the house...
EXPOSITION LIKE Psalms 56:1 and Psalms 57:1, this is a cry for deliverance out of great peril, with a final expression of confidence (verses 16, 17) that the deliverance will be granted. From the psal...
Psa 59:1-17 is another one of those "destroy not" prayers of David, when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him. His wife, Michael, let him out of the window in a basket and David escaped. B...
Habakkuk 3:19; Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 26:3; Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 40:31;...