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Psalms 59:9

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

[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence.

Psalms 59:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 59:9

Theological / Devotional

His strength. Many Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX, as well as other versions, read “my strength,” thus conveying the thought that by this expression the psalmist is addressing God (see v. 17; Ps. 28:7, 8). The phrase “because of” does not occur in the Hebrew. Verses, 9, 10 constitute a refrain, which is repeated with variations in v. 17.

Will I wait. After deliverance there must be no relaxing of effort lest we give the enemy the opportunity to make another onslaught while we are off guard.

Defence. Literally, “a secure height,” “a stronghold.”

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