KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Psalms 59:8–9
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Psalms 59:8
8But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
8But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt haue all the heathen in derision.
Psalms 59:9
9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
9† Because of his strength will I wait vpon thee: for God is my defence.
- Hebr. my high place.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 59:8
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To laugh at in mockery, scorn, derision, or contempt.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A Gentile or nation outside Israel; one associated with the worship of other gods, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Mockery, scorn, or ridicule.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 59:9
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Power, force, firmness, ability, endurance, or that which gives support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To remain in expectation or readiness; to attend or serve; as a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Protection from attack or harm; a means of defending; also an answer made against an accusation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 8
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Open the full verse study26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
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Open the full verse study13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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Open the full verse study4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
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Open the full verse study17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
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Open the full verse study5Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
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Open the full verse study15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
From verse 9
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Open the full verse study9The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
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Open the full verse study3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
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Open the full verse study14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Open the full verse study2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
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Open the full verse study17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
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Open the full verse study19The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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Open the full verse study2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
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Open the full verse study31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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Open the full verse study1THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Open the full verse study14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
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Open the full verse study13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study1I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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Open the full verse study1THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
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Open the full verse study1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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Open the full verse study7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Open the full verse study11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
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Open the full verse study5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
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