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Psalms 59

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Part of Book II📖 Psalms introduction

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1Rescue me from my enemies, my God; Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me. ✦ 2Rescue me from those who practice injustice, And save me from men of bloodshed. ✦ 3For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men attack me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord, ✦ 4For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me. Stir Yourself to help me, and see! ✦ 5You, Lord God of armies, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah ✦ 6They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And prowl around the city. ✦ 7Behold, they gush forth with their mouths; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?” ✦ 8But You, Lord, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations. ✦ 9¶Because of his strength I will watch for You, For God is my refuge. ✦ 10My God in His faithfulness will meet me; God will let me look triumphantly upon my enemies. ✦ 11Do not kill them, or my people will forget; Scatter them by Your power and bring them down, Lord, our shield. ✦ 12On account of the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, May they even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they tell. ✦ 13Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they will no longer exist; So that people may know that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah ✦ 14They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And prowl around the city. ✦ 15They wander about for food And murmur if they are not satisfied. ✦ 16¶But as for me, I will sing of Your strength; Yes, I will joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the morning, For You have been my refuge And a place of refuge on the day of my distress. ✦ 17My strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my refuge, the God who shows me favor. ✦

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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.

Pastoral

  • 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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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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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

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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