Psalm 59:17
New International Version
You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.

New Living Translation
O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.

English Standard Version
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

Berean Standard Bible
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.

King James Bible
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

New King James Version
To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy.

New American Standard Bible
My strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my refuge, the God who shows me favor.

NASB 1995
O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

NASB 1977
O my strength, I will sing praises to Thee; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

Legacy Standard Bible
O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

Amplified Bible
To You, O [God] my strength, I will sing praises; For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower], the God who shows me [steadfast] lovingkindness.

Christian Standard Bible
To you, my strength, I sing praises, because God is my stronghold — my faithful God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To You, my strength, I sing praises, because God is my stronghold— my faithful God.

American Standard Version
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Oh God, I shall sing to you, because you are the God of the house of my refuge, and the God of my grace!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou art my helper; to thee, my God, will I sing; thou art my supporter, O my God, and my mercy.

Contemporary English Version
I will sing your praises! You are my mighty fortress, and you love me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.

English Revised Version
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O my strength, I will make music to praise you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!

Good News Translation
I will praise you, my defender. My refuge is God, the God who loves me.

International Standard Version
My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress.

JPS Tanakh 1917
O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Literal Standard Version
O my Strength, I sing praise to You, | For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!

Majority Standard Bible
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.

New American Bible
My strength, your praise I will sing; you, God, are my fortress, my loving God.

NET Bible
You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

New Revised Standard Version
O my strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

New Heart English Bible
To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Webster's Bible Translation
To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy.

World English Bible
To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Young's Literal Translation
O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God is my tower, the God of my kindness!

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Deliver Me From My Enemies
16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. 17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.

Cross References
Psalm 18:1
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.

Psalm 21:1
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

Psalm 59:9
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

Psalm 59:10
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.

Psalm 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Psalm 62:11
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,


Treasury of Scripture

To you, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy.

O my

Psalm 18:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Psalm 46:1
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

for

Psalm 59:9,10
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence…

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Psalm 59
1. David prays to be delivered from his enemies
6. He complains of their cruelty
8. He trusts in god
11. He prays against them
16. He praises God














Verse 17. - Unto thee, O my Strength, will I sing: for God is my Defense; or, Strong Tower (comp. ver. 9, which, if we read עזּי for עזו, is so far, excepting in the verb, identical). And the God of my mercy; i.e. "the God who showeth mercy upon me" (comp. ver. 10).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
To You,
אֵלֶ֣יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

O my strength,
עֻ֭זִּי (‘uz·zî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

I sing praises,
אֲזַמֵּ֑רָה (’ă·zam·mê·rāh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 2167: Play, to make music, celebrate in song and music

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You, O God,
אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

are my fortress,
מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י (miś·gab·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4869: A secure height, retreat, stronghold

my God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of loving devotion.
חַסְדִּֽי׃ (ḥas·dî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty


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