Psalms 59:5 - John Wesley's Notes

Psalms 59:5

3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
^aThe mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.
^aAwake to help me, and behold!

5 You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the¹ nations;
Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

6 ^aAt evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.

7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
^aSwords are in their lips;
For they say, ^b“Who hears?”

8 But ^aYou, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the¹ nations in derision.

9 I will wait for You, O You¹ his Strength;
^aFor God is my¹ defense.

10 ¹My God of mercy shall ^acome to meet me;
God shall let ^bme see my desire on my enemies.

11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.

12 ^aFor the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

13 ^aConsume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And ^blet them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah

14 And ^aat evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.

15 They ^awand¹er up and down for food,
And howl if they are not satisfied.

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Psalms 59:5

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.

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