Chapter 59

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Michtam The seven poems of the celebrated Arabian poets who flourished before the time of Mohammed, called Moallakat, from being suspended on the walls of the temple of Mecca, were also called Modhabat, "golden," because they were written in letters of gold on the papyrus; and probably this is another reason why the six poems of David were called golden.

when Judg 16:2-3; 1Sam 19:11-24; 2Cor 11:32-33

Deliver Ps 7:1-2, Ps 18:48, Ps 71:4, Ps 143:12; Luke 1:74-75; 2Tim 4:17-18

defend me Heb. set me on high, Ps 12:5, Ps 91:14; Isa 33:16


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save Ps 26:9, Ps 27:2, Ps 55:23, Ps 139:19


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they Ps 10:9-10, Ps 37:32-33, Ps 38:12, Ps 56:6; 1Sam 19:1; Prov 12:6; Mic 7:2; Acts 23:21

the mighty Ps 2:2; Acts 4:26-27

not Ps 7:3-6, Ps 69:4; 1Sam 24:11, 1Sam 24:17, 1Sam 26:18; John 15:25


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run 1Sam 19:12-24; Prov 1:16; Isa 59:7; Acts 23:15; Rom 3:15

awake Ps 5:6, Ps 35:23, Ps 44:23; Isa 51:9

help me Heb. meet me


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the God Gen 33:20; Exod 3:15

visit Exod 20:5

the heathen Ps 9:15, Ps 54:3; Isa 1:10; Amos 9:7; Rom 2:28-29, Rom 9:6

be not Ps 7:12-13, Ps 55:15; Isa 27:11; Ezek 18:27-28; Jas 2:13


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Ps 59:14; 1Sam 19:11


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belch Prov 15:2 *marg. Matt 12:34

swords Ps 55:21, Ps 57:4, Ps 64:3-5, Ps 109:2-3; Prov 12:18

who Ps 10:11, Ps 10:13, Ps 73:11, Ps 94:7-9; Job 22:12-13; Jer 33:24


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Thou Ps 2:4, Ps 37:13; 1Sam 19:15-16; Prov 1:26

heathen Ps 59:5; Matt 18:17


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his strength Instead of uzzo, "his strength," fourteen manuscripts, read uzzee, "my strength." "O my strength, I will wait upon thee." Ps 18:1, Ps 18:1-2, Ps 27:1, Ps 27:14, Ps 46:1, Ps 62:5-6, Ps 62:11; Isa 12:2, Isa 26:3-4, Isa 40:31; Matt 6:13

God Ps 59:17, Ps 62:2

defence Heb. high place, Ps 9:9, Ps 20:1, Ps 46:7 *marg. Isa 58:14; Hab 3:19


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The God Ps 59:17; 2Cor 1:3; Eph 2:4-5; 1Pet 5:10

prevent Ps 21:3, Ps 79:8; Isa 65:24; 1Thess 4:15

let Ps 54:7, Ps 91:8, Ps 92:11, Ps 112:8; 1Sam 26:10; 2Sam 1:11-12, 2Sam 1:17; Jer 17:16; Luke 19:41-44; Rom 10:2-3

enemies Heb. observers, Ps 5:8, Ps 54:5 *marg. Ps 56:2, Ps 56:6


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Slay Gen 4:12-15; Judg 1:6-7; Eccl 9:5; Ezek 12:15-16, Ezek 14:22-23; Rev 9:6

scatter Ps 44:11, Ps 52:5; Lev 26:33; Deut 4:27, Deut 28:64, Deut 30:3-4; Ezek 12:15; Luke 1:51-52; Luke 21:21

bring Job 40:12

our shield Ps 3:3, Ps 84:11


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For the Ps 64:7-8, Ps 79:12, Ps 120:3-4, Ps 140:9-10; Prov 12:13, Prov 18:7; Matt 12:36-37; Matt 27:25, Matt 27:63

taken Ps 10:2; Prov 6:2, Prov 11:6

cursing Ps 109:17-18; Hos 4:2; Luke 23:5


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Consume Ps 59:11, Ps 7:9; Num 14:34-35, Num 32:13; Deut 2:14-16, Deut 7:22-23

and let Ps 46:10-11, Ps 83:18, Ps 135:5-6; 1Sam 17:46-47; 1Kgs 18:36-37; 2Kgs 19:19; Isa 54:5; Ezek 38:23, Ezek 39:7; Dan 4:25


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at evening Ps 59:6, Ps 22:16


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wander Ps 109:10; Job 15:23, Job 30:1-7; Isa 8:21

for meat Heb. to eat, Deut 28:48, Deut 28:53-58; 2Kgs 6:25-29; Lam 4:4-5, Lam 4:9-10, Lam 5:9; Matt 24:7-8

grudge etc. or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night

if Isa 56:11; Mic 3:5


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But Ps 59:9-10, Ps 21:13, Ps 106:8, Ps 145:11; Exod 15:6; Job 37:23

sing aloud Ps 31:7, Ps 36:5, Ps 86:13, Ps 89:1, Ps 101:1; Rom 15:9; Eph 1:6-7

morning Ps 5:3, Ps 30:5, Ps 143:8; 1Sam 19:11-12

for thou Ps 4:1, Ps 61:2-3; 1Sam 17:37; 2Cor 1:10; Eph 3:20

day Ps 77:2, Ps 116:1-5, Ps 138:7; Jer 30:7; Heb 5:7


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O my Ps 18:1, Ps 46:1

for Ps 59:9-10


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