Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
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Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
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Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
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(59-3) Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
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Passages linked to Psalms 59:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 139:19 If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
- Psalms 26:9 Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;
- Psalms 55:23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
- Psalms 27:2 When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 59:2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,…
Psa 59:2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Ver. 2. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity] Saul’s assassins and bloodhounds, hired to despatch me.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,.... See Gill…
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,.... See Gill on Psa 6:8;
and save me from bloody men; such as Saul sent to kill David, as appears from the title of the psalm; and such as were concerned in the death of Christ; and such, are the enemies of God's people, the followers of the man of sin. The heap of words, the various expressions used in a way of petition, in this verse and Psa 59:1, show the distress the psalmist was in, and whom he represents; his importunity, earnestness, and fervency in prayer.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. The workers of iniquity] Principally Sanballat the…
Verse 2. The workers of iniquity] Principally Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian; who were the chief enemies of the poor returned captives.
Bloody men.] The above, who sought the destruction of the Israelites; and particularly, that of Nehemiah, whom four several times they endeavoured to bring into an ambush, that they might take away his life. See Ne 6:1-4.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Deliver me from the workers of iniquity - The…
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity - The workers of iniquity here referred to were Saul and those whom he employed to carry out his murderous purpose - the people that had been sent to slay him.
And save me from bloody men - Hebrew, “Men of bloods;” that is, men whose trade is blood; who seek to shed my blood, or who seek my life. See Psa 5:6, note; Psa 26:9, note; Psa 55:23, note.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Compare Psa 5:5; Psa 6:8).
(Compare Psa 5:5; Psa 6:8).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. Workers of iniquity—Whom God abhors, Psa_5:5
2. Workers of iniquity—Whom God abhors, Psa_5:5
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. from bloody men] Better, from bloodthirsty men (Psa_5:6;…
2. from bloody men] Better, from bloodthirsty men (Psa_5:6; Psa_55:23; Psa_139:19; Pro_29:10).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save…
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. Foreign enemies are never reproached with being "bloody men," since war is their trade, and it is their business to wound and slay.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 2. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity.…
Ver. 2. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Saul was treating him very unjustly, and besides that was pursuing a tyrannical and unrighteous course towards others, therefore David the more vehemently appeals against him. Evil men were in the ascendant at court, and were the ready tools of the tyrant, against these also he prays. Bad men in a bad cause may be pleaded against without question. When a habitation is beset by thieves, the good man of the house rings the alarm bell; and in these verses we may hear it ring out loudly, "deliver me, ""defend me, ""deliver me, ""save me." Saul had more cause to fear than David had, for the invincible weapon of prayer was being used against him, and heaven was being aroused to give him battle.
And save me from bloody men. As David remembers how often Saul had sought to assassinate him, he knows what he has to expect from that quarter and from the king's creatures and minions who were watching for him. David represents his enemy in his true colours before God; the bloodthirstiness of the foe is a fit reason for the interposition of the righteous God, for the Lord abhors all those who delight in blood.
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Ver. 2. (first clause). From being tempted by their promises, cowed by their threats, corrupted by their teaching, influenced by their example, injured by their slander, hindered in usefulness by their opposition.
Psalms 59:3*
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