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Verse Psalms 59:9. BECAUSE OF _HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE_]
With this reading, I can make no sense of the passage. But instead of
עזו _uzzo_, "_his_ strength," עזי _uzzi_, "_my_ strength," is...
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BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE - literally, “His
strength - I will wait upon thee.” The reference here is not to the
strength or power of God, as if the fact that “He” was powerful
was...
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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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BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH: or,. my strength, as in Psalms 59:17....
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Be his enemies never so threatening and insolent, he can trust in God....
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O my strength, unto thee will I watch:
For God is my high tower.
His enemies are -strong" (Psalms 59:3); but God is his strength; they
watch his house (title), but he will -watch unto God," waiting...
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BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH, &C.— Cocceius in his Lexicon gives the
expression this turn; _I, whose strength is in Thee, will observe,_
namely, how my God will act; or _I will observe, and expect his aid;...
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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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_BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE: FOR GOD IS MY
DEFENCE._
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee - literally, 'I will
keep watch to thee,' alluding to the title, "when Saul sent,...
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59:9 will (b-5) Or 'My strength, I will. ...'...
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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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_Because of_ HIS STRENGTH, etc.] RV 'O my strength, I will wait,' etc....
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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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HIS STRENGTH. — This gives no intelligible meaning, and Psalms 59:17
shows that the ancient versions (and some MSS.) are right in reading
“my strength” (vocative). The first two words of the next vers...
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_[Psalms 59:10]_ עֻ֭זֹּו אֵלֶ֣יךָ
אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה כִּֽי ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים...
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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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(g) [Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my
defence.
(g) Though Saul has great power, yet I know that you bridle him:
therefore I will patiently hope in you....
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Head. This tribe was at the head of the kingdom of Israel, but
submitted to David, (Haydock) and afforded excellent soldiers and
captains. (Calmet) --- His temporal kingdom was extended by God, who
wi...
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Here was the grand resource of the Mediator: and here, he hath
therefore taught, is to be the security of all his redeemed. Reader,
it is blessed, yea, it is doubly blessed, so to do. Isaiah 26:3....
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9_I will intrust his strength to thee _The obscurity of this passage
has led to a variety of opinions amongst commentators. The most forced
interpretation which has been proposed is that which suppose...
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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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[BECAUSE OF] HIS STRENGTH WILL I WAIT UPON THEE,.... Either because of
the strength of Saul, who was stronger than David, he determined to
wait upon the Lord for salvation and deliverance from him; or...
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[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my
defence.
Ver. 9. _Because of his strength will I wait on thee_] The stronger
Saul is the more will I adhere to thee. Or thus, His stre...
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_But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them_ Shalt disappoint their high
confidence and hopeful designs, and then deride them, and make them
ridiculous and contemptible to others. _Because of his strength_...
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Because of His strength will I wait upon Thee, rather, "My Strength,
Thee will I regard," confidently expecting his deliverance; FOR GOD IS
MY DEFENSE, his Stronghold in the midst of his enemies....
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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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MY DEFENCE:
_ Heb._ my high place...
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8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to
wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is
very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the Go...
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HIS STRENGTH, i.e. Saul's strength; because he is too strong for me.
Or rather, _O my strength_, as it is PSALMS 59:17. And all those
ancient and venerable translators, the LXX., and Chaldee, and vulg...
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Psalms 59:9 wait H8104 (H8799) Strength H5797 God H430 defense H4869
his strength - Psalms 18:1,...
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DAVID EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT YHWH WILL PROTECT HIM (PSALMS
59:6).
Describing his enemies as like a pack of stray dogs on the prowl
(compare also Psalms 59:14) David is confident that YHWH will...
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Psalms 59:9 , PSALMS 59:17
These two parallel verses are a kind of refrain coming in at the close
of each division of the Psalm. The first stands at the end of a
picture of the Psalmist's trouble and...
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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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_Because of his strength, will I wait upon Thee._
WAITING AND SINGING
(with Psalms 59:17):--“My strength! I will wait upon Thee,” so
says the psalmist in the midst of his troubles; and because he doe...
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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...