Psalms 59 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Run — To and fro, to receive Saul's commands, and to execute them with all speed.

The God — A God in covenant with all true Israelites, whom thou hast promised to protect and bless. The heathen — Or, these heathens, who though they are Israelites by birth; yet in their dispositions they are mere Heathens. Be not — For indeed thou canst not according to thy word, be merciful to such incorrigible offenders.

Return — Watching for me: which they did at this time all the night long, 1 Samuel 19:11. A dog — When he is pursuing his prey. Go round — When they did not find him in his own house, they sought for him in other parts of the city.

Pour out — Sharp and bitter word's, abundantly and vehemently, as a fountain doth waters, as this word signifies. Swords — Words as keen and mischievous as swords. For who — David doth not hear us, and God either doth not hear, or not regard what we say.

Prevent — Thou wilt help me sooner than I expect.

My people — Over whom thou hast appointed me to be governor in due time. Forget — Their former danger, and thy glorious mercy in delivering them. Scatter — Let them wander from place to place, that they may carry the tokens of thy justice, and their own shame to all places.

Pride — For their proud and insolent speeches against thee. Lying — For their execrations and lying reports, which they have spread concerning me.

Not be — In the land of the living any more.