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PSALM LIX
_The psalmist prays for deliverance from his enemies, whose_
_desperate wickedness he describes_, 1-7;
_professes strong confidence in God_, 8-10;
_speaks of the destruction of his enemi...
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DELIVER ME FROM MINE ENEMIES, O MY GOD - See the notes at Psalms
18:48. This prayer was offered when the spies sent by Saul surrounded
the house of David. They had come to apprehend him, and it is to...
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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...
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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...
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TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64.
AL-TASCHITH. Destroy not. See App-65.
TITLE. MICHTAM. See App-65.
WHEN, &C. Compare 1 Samuel 19:11.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.
DEFEND ME. set me on high....
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_Deliver me_ Song of Solomon 7:1, and frequently.
_defend me_ Better, as R.V., set me on high (Psalms 20:1; Psalms
91:14). It is the verb from which is derived the epithet -high tower"
so often applie...
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The Psalmist prays for deliverance from the enemies who are bent on
taking his life, pleading his innocence, and appealing to God to
punish all injustice....
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_David prayeth to be delivered from his enemies: he complaineth of
their cruelty: he trusteth in God: he prayeth_ [_or prophesieth_]
_against them: he praiseth God._
To the chief Musician, Altaschith...
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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...
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_DELIVER ME FROM MINE ENEMIES, O MY GOD: DEFEND ME FROM THEM THAT RISE
UP AGAINST ME._
Psalms 59:1.-Two divisions. Prayer for the overthrow of the wicked and
the deliverance of the Psalmist (Psalms 59...
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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...
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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...
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DEFEND ME. — Literally, _set me on high, i.e.,_ place me on some
lofty and secure height....
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לַ † מְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל ־תַּשְׁחֵת֮ לְ
דָוִ֪ד...
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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...
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“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
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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...
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"To the chief Musician, Altaschith, (a) Michtam of David; when Saul
sent, and they watched the house to kill him." (b) Deliver me from
mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against...
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Changed. Psalm xliv. Title, Psalm xv., doctrine explaining what will
be the progress of the Church. (Menochius) --- It seems to have the
same import as understanding, in other titles, but here is of l...
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Let the Reader keep in remembrance that this Psalm, like the three
former is a Michtam, a golden; precious Psalm; and that it is
addressed to the chief Musician. See the observations on this title in...
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CONTENTS
The Psalmist is here at prayer: the cry is for defense against his
enemies, while complaining of their injustice. He closeth in praise.
To the chief musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David;...
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1_Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God! _He insists upon the
strength and violence of his enemies, with the view of exciting his
mind to greater fervor in the duty of prayer. These he describes as
_...
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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...
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DELIVER ME FROM MINE ENEMIES, O MY GOD,.... David had his enemies in
his youth, notwithstanding the amiableness of his person, the
endowments of his mind, his martial achievements, his wise behaviour...
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Psalms 59:1 «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 aga...
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_Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God_ Thou art _God_, and canst
deliver me; _my God_, under whose protection I have put myself; and
thou hast promised me to be a God all-sufficient, and therefore i...
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Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, tearing him out of their
hands; DEFEND ME FROM THEM THAT RISE UP AGAINST ME, moving him out of
their reach, upon a height, to a stronghold. Note the call of tru...
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PRAYER OF AN INNOCENT PERSON AGAINST THOSE WHO SEEK HIS SOUL.
To the chief musician, Al-taschith, again according to the melody
"Destroy not," Michtam, a poem in epigrammatic form, of David; when
Sau...
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DEFEND ME:
_ Heb._ set me on high...
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1-7 In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his
own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless
enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world;...
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PSALM 59 THE ARGUMENT The matter and design of this Psalm is the same
in general and for substance with the former, to wit, a declaration of
the cruelty and treachery of his enemies; and a prayer to G...
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HEADING (PSALMS 59:1 A).
‘For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David.
Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.'
Like the last two Psalms this is another Psa...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Samuel 19:11; 2 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Corinthians 11:33; 2 Timothy
4:17;...