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psalms 59:6

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Psalms 59:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Psalms 59:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 59:6

Theological / Devotional

Make a noise. Or, “snarl,” or, “growl.”

Like a dog. The psalmist compares his enemies (vs. 1, 2) to the half—starved, half— wild dogs of the East, which sleep hidden away during the day and come into the towns and villages at night to prowl about in search of food (see on Ps. 22:16).

Go round about. The enemies patrol the city to see that the psalmist does not escape. The Hebrew of this verse is almost identical with the Hebrew of v. 14 (see on v. 14).

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