Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise to help me; look on my plight! New Living Translation I have done nothing wrong, yet they prepare to attack me. Wake up! See what is happening and help me! English Standard Version for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! Berean Standard Bible For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice. King James Bible They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. New King James Version They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. Awake to help me, and behold! New American Standard Bible For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me. Stir Yourself to help me, and see! NASB 1995 For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. Arouse Yourself to help me, and see! NASB 1977 For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. Arouse Thyself to help me, and see! Legacy Standard Bible For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. Arouse Yourself to meet me, and see! Amplified Bible They run and set themselves against me though there is no guilt in me; Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see [what they are doing]! Christian Standard Bible For no fault of mine, they run and take up a position. Awake to help me, and take notice. Holman Christian Standard Bible For no fault of mine, they run and take up a position. Awake to help me, and take notice. American Standard Version They run and prepare themselves without my fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold. Contemporary English Version But they are ready to attack. Do something! Help me! Look at what's happening. English Revised Version They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake thou to help me, and behold. GOD'S WORD® Translation or any sin, or any guilt on my part. They hurry to take positions against me. Wake up, and help me; see [for yourself]. Good News Translation nor because of any fault of mine, O LORD, that they hurry to their places. International Standard Version Without any fault on my part, they rush together and prepare themselves. Get up! Come help me! Pay attention! Majority Standard Bible For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice. NET Bible Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! New Heart English Bible I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, look, and help me. Webster's Bible Translation They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. World English Bible I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWithout punishment they run and prepare themselves, "" Stir up to meet me, and see. Young's Literal Translation Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see. Smith's Literal Translation Not iniquity, they will run and they will prepare: be aroused to meet me, and see. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNeither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible for no fault they hurry to take up arms. Come near and see my plight! New Revised Standard Version for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse yourself, come to my help and see! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey run and prepare themselves against me without considering whether I have been at fault; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated That it is not by my foolishness they have run against me and were prepared against me, awake and see! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; Awake Thou to help me, and behold. Brenton Septuagint Translation Without iniquity I ran and directed my course aright: awake to help me, and behold. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Deliver Me From My Enemies…3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. 4For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice. 5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah… Cross References 1 Samuel 19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” 1 Samuel 24:11 See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life. 1 Samuel 26:18 And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand? Psalm 7:3-5 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, / if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, / then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah Psalm 35:7 For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. Psalm 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice. Psalm 109:3 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause. Psalm 140:2 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. Jeremiah 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. Lamentations 3:52 Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird. Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Matthew 26:59-60 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward Mark 14:55-56 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any. / For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.” John 10:32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” Treasury of Scripture They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. run 1 Samuel 19:12-24 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped… Proverbs 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. awake Psalm 5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. Psalm 35:23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Psalm 44:23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. help me [heb. Jump to Previous Arise Arouse Attack Awake Fault Guilt Help Meet Plight Prepare Punishment Quickly Ready Rise Rouse Run Sin Stir Themselves Thyself WrongJump to Next Arise Arouse Attack Awake Fault Guilt Help Meet Plight Prepare Punishment Quickly Ready Rise Rouse Run Sin Stir Themselves Thyself WrongPsalm 59 1. David prays to be delivered from his enemies6. He complains of their cruelty 8. He trusts in god 11. He prays against them 16. He praises God For no fault of my own This phrase underscores the innocence of the psalmist, traditionally attributed to David. The Hebrew root here, "חִנָּם" (chinnam), conveys the idea of being without cause or gratuitously. Historically, David often found himself pursued by enemies, notably King Saul, without justifiable reason. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the righteous suffering unjustly, a motif that resonates with the experiences of many believers who face persecution or trials despite their innocence. It calls Christians to trust in God's justice and timing, even when human justice fails. they move swiftly to attack me Arise to help me and take notice Help me.--Literally, as in margin, meet. It is found in a hostile sense, and never in the sense of helping. A suggested emendation, "Awake to my calling, and behold," removes the difficulty. Verse 4. - They run and prepare themselves without my fault; or, "establish themselves" - "take up their position" (so Hengstenberg, Kay, and Professor Cheyne). Awake to help me (see the comment on Psalm 44:23). And behold; i.e. "see how things are - how innocent I am; how unjust and cruel are my enemies!"Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For noבְּֽלִי־ (bə·lî-) Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as fault of my own, עָ֭וֺן (‘ā·wōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity they move swiftly יְרוּצ֣וּן (yə·rū·ṣūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 7323: To run to attack me. וְיִכּוֹנָ֑נוּ (wə·yik·kō·w·nā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3559: To be erect Arise ע֖וּרָה (‘ū·rāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake to help me, לִקְרָאתִ֣י (liq·rā·ṯî) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and take notice. וּרְאֵה׃ (ū·rə·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Links Psalm 59:4 NIVPsalm 59:4 NLT Psalm 59:4 ESV Psalm 59:4 NASB Psalm 59:4 KJV Psalm 59:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 59:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 59:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 59:4 French Bible Psalm 59:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 59:4 I have done no wrong yet they (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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