Psalms 59:2
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliuer mee from the workers of iniquitie, and saue me from bloodie men.
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23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
23††But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.
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Psalms 59:2
Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Persons who work, labor, or perform deeds.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.
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Marked by or connected with blood; murderous, bloodguilty, or given to bloodshed; or involving a discharge of blood.
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59:1DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
59:1¶ Deliuer me from mine enemies, O my God: defend mee from them that rise vp against me.
59:2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
59:2Deliuer mee from the workers of iniquitie, and saue me from bloodie men.
Selected passage59:3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
59:3For loe, they lye in waite for my soule; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sinne, O LORD.
59:4They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
59:4†They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: awake to helpe me, and behold.
59:5Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
59:5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hostes, the God of Israel, awake to visite all the heathen: be not mercifull to any wicked transgressours. Selah.
59:6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
59:6They returne at euening: they make a noise like a dogge, and go round about the citie.
59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
59:7*Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lippes; for who, say they, doeth heare?
59:8But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
59:8But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt haue all the heathen in derision.
59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
59:9† Because of his strength will I wait vpon thee: for God is my defence.
59:10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
59:10†The God of my mercy shall preuent me; God shall let mee see my desire vpon mine enemies.
59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them downe, O LORD our shield.
59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
59:12 For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them euen be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speake.
59:13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
59:13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Iacob, vnto the ends of the earth. Selah.
59:14And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
59:14And at euening let them returne, and let them make a noise like a dogge, and goe round about the citie.
59:15Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
59:15†‖Let them wander vp and downe for meate, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
59:16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
59:16But I will sing of thy power; yea I will sing alowd of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge, in the day of my trouble.
59:17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
59:17Vnto thee, O my strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.