The Kthîbh, with which the LXX agrees, has My God shall meet me with His lovingkindness:but the Qrçis, The God of my lovingkindness shall meet me. This variety of reading possibly points to an original text, in which Psalms 59:9 ended with the words, the God of my lovingkindness, and Psalms 59:10 began, His lovingkindness(or, My God with his lovingkindness) shall meet me. Cp. Psalms 79:8. The loss of the words would be easily accounted for by the similarity between the end of Psalms 59:9 and the beginning of Psalms 59:10. Cp. note on Psalms 42:5-6.

shall prevent me shall come to meet me; in answer to the prayer of Psalms 59:4. For the archaism preventcp. Psalms 21:3.

shall let me seemy desire] Cp. Psalms 54:7, note. The same phrase occurs on the Moabite Stone, where Mesha says that he erected the high place to Chemosh, "because he let me see my desire upon all that hated me."

upon mine enemies Upon them that lie in wait for me. See note on Psalms 54:5.

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