Psalms 59:4
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
5 O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
6 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
- KJV
- They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
- WEB
- I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
- ASV
- They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold.
- DARBY
- They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
- BLB
- Without [my] fault, they run and prepare themselves. Awake to help me, and see!
- ÅB
- Uten brøde hos meg stormer de fram og stiller seg opp; våkn opp for å møte meg, og se til!
- OTB
- Uten noen skyld fra min side, løper de og tar stilling mot meg.
Reis Deg for å hjelpe meg, og se! - B1930
- Uten brøde hos mig stormer de frem og stiller sig op; våkn op for å møte mig, og se til!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 35:23
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Read in contextProverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Read in contextPsalms 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Read in contextActs 23:15
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
Read in context1 Samuel 19:12–24
So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
Read in contextPsalms 35:19
Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
Read in contextRomans 3:15
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Read in contextPsalms 44:23
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
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