Psalms 59:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.c ”

Psalms 59:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The God of my mercy shall prevent me - Or rather, “My God - his mercy shall prevent me.” This is in accordance with the present reading of the Hebrew text, and is probably correct. The psalmist l...
Psalms 59:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The God of my mercy shall (h) prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. (h) He will not fail to help me when need requires.
Psalms 59:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 59:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

mercy . lovingkindness, or grace. prevent . anticipate.
Psalms 59:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. The God of my mercy will prevent me In the Hebrew, there is the affix of the third person, but we have the point which denotes the first. (367) The Septuagint has adopted the third pers...
Psalms 59:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. The God of my mercy shall prevent me - The mercy of God shall go before me, and thus help me in all my doings...
Psalms 59:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

God shall let me see, &c.— The word rendered enemies in this verse properly signifies insidious men, who craftily observed and lay in wait for him. David says, God will cause me to see amo...
Psalms 59:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. The God of my mercy. So the Qeri' reads, but the Khethibh has 'My God shall prevent me with His mercy,'...
Psalms 59:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 . Th...
Psalms 59:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Prevent — i.e. , come to meet. (See Psalms 21:3 , Note.) See my desire. — See Note, Psalms 54:7 . (Comp. Psalms 92:11 .)
Psalms 59:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 59:1-17 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 af...
Psalms 59:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“God Is My High Tower” Psalms 59:1-17 This is the fifth of the Michtams, or “Golden Psalms.” Compare Psalms 16:1-11 ; Psalms 56:1-13 ; Psalms 57:1-11 ; Psalms 58:1-11 . The contents corre...
Psalms 59:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 59:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a very sweet verse is this, considered in any, and in every point of view. The God of my mercy shall prevent me! Preventing mercies, or such mercies as go before hand, and before they are asked...
Psalms 59:10 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE MERCIFUL GOD ‘The God of my mercy.’ Psalms 59:10 I. All round David’s house the messengers of Saul prowled like the wild dogs of an Eastern city. —He could hear their muttered curses as...
Psalms 59:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The God of my mercy shall prevent me ,.... Or "of my grace", or "goodness", as the Targum; see 1 Peter 5:10 . God is gracious in himself, and he has treasured up a fulness of grace in Christ: he is...
Psalms 59:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. Ver. 10. The God of my mercy shall prevent me ] Or, God will prevent me with his mercy, sc. before I ask...
Psalms 59:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The God of my mercy The giver of all that mercy and comfort which I have or hope for; shall prevent me With the blessings of his goodness, Psalms 21:3 . Thou shalt help me seasonably, before i...
Psalms 59:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in God. 8 But thou, O L ORD , shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because...
Psalms 59:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The God of my mercy, i.e. the giver of all that mercy and comfort which I either have, or hope for. Heb. of his mercy . But here also there is (as appears by comparing this with Psalms 59:17 )...
Psalms 59:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Expresses His Confidence That YHWH Will Protect Him ( Psalms 59:6-10 ). Describing his enemies as like a pack of stray dogs on the prowl (compare also Psalms 59:14 ) David is confident that...
Psalms 59:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 59:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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,...
Psalms 59:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 lea...
Psalms 59:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION LIKE Psalms 56:1-19 and Psalms 57:1-19 , this is a cry for deliverance out of great peril, with a final expression of confidence (verses 16, 17) that the deliverance will be gran...
Psalms 59:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 59:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:10 ; 1 Samuel 26:10 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:15 ; 2 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2 Samuel 1:11 ; 2 Samuel 1:12 ; 2 Samuel 1:17 ; Ephesians 2:4 ; Ephesians 2:5 ; Isaiah 65:24 ; Jeremiah 17:16 ;...
Psalms 59:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Prevent — Thou wilt help me sooner than I expect.

Psalms 59:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 59:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 59:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 59:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 59:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 59:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 59:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 59:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 59:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 59:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 59:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes