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Psalms 59

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Part of Book II📖 Psalms introduction

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1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. ✦ 2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. ✦ 3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. ✦ 4For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice. ✦ 5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah ✦ 6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. ✦ 7See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?” ✦ 8But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations. ✦ 9I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress. ✦ 10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes. ✦ 11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield. ✦ 12By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. ✦ 13Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah ✦ 14They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. ✦ 15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied. ✦ 16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. ✦ 17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Ps 59 ·81 Sam 19 ·6Ps 46 ·5Ps 10 ·5Ps 7 ·4Ps 5 ·3Ps 56 ·3Ps 55 ·3

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 59 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

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  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 59David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 59Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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