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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Psalms 59:2

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Persecution;   Waiting;   Thompson Chain Reference - Deliverance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Waiting upon God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Deliver;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - David;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Al-Tashheth;   Music and Musical Instruments;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bloodthirsty;   Bloody;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Rescue me from those who practice sin,and save me from men of bloodshed.
Hebrew Names Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
King James Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
English Standard Version
deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
New Century Version
Save me from those who do evil and from murderers.
New English Translation
Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!
Amplified Bible
Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing, And save me from bloodthirsty men.
New American Standard Bible
Rescue me from those who practice injustice, And save me from men of bloodshed.
World English Bible
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
Legacy Standard Bible
Deliver me from workers of iniquityAnd save me from men of bloodshed.
Contemporary English Version
Keep me safe from brutal people who want to kill me.
Complete Jewish Bible
My God, rescue me from my enemies! Lift me up, out of reach of my foes!
Darby Translation
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
Easy-to-Read Version
Save me from those who do wrong. Save me from those murderers.
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Good News Translation
Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers!
Lexham English Bible
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and from men of bloodshed save me.
Literal Translation
Deliver me from the workers of evil, and save me from bloody men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O delyuer me fro the wicked doers, & saue me fro the bloudthurstie me.
American Standard Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Bible in Basic English
Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; set me on high from them that rise up against me.
King James Version (1611)
Deliuer mee from the workers of iniquitie, and saue me from bloodie men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Deliuer me from the workers of iniquitie: and saue me from the blood thirstie men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
English Revised Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Delyuer thou me fro hem that worchen wickidnesse; and saue thou me fro menquelleris.
Update Bible Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
New King James Version
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men.
New Living Translation
Rescue me from these criminals; save me from these murderers.
New Life Bible
Take me away from those who do wrong. And save me from those who kill.
New Revised Standard
Deliver me from those who work evil; from the bloodthirsty save me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(58-3) Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Revised Standard Version
deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
Young's Literal Translation
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Deliver me from those who do iniquity And save me from men of bloodshed.

Contextual Overview

1For the choirmaster. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. 2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.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, rise up to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah 6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. 7See what they spew from their mouths-sharp words from their lips: "For who can hear us?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

save: Psalms 26:9, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 55:23, Psalms 139:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:11 - Deliver 2 Samuel 22:17 - he drew Psalms 18:48 - liftest Psalms 25:3 - without Psalms 71:4 - out of the Hosea 6:8 - polluted with blood Habakkuk 1:4 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,....

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and save me from bloody men; such as Saul sent to kill David, as appears from the title of the psalm; and such as were concerned in the death of Christ; and such, are the enemies of God's people, the followers of the man of sin. The heap of words, the various expressions used in a way of petition, in this verse and Psalms 59:1, show the distress the psalmist was in, and whom he represents; his importunity, earnestness, and fervency in prayer.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity - The workers of iniquity here referred to were Saul and those whom he employed to carry out his murderous purpose - the people that had been sent to slay him.

And save me from bloody men - Hebrew, “Men of bloods;” that is, men whose trade is blood; who seek to shed my blood, or who seek my life. See Psalms 5:6, note; Psalms 26:9, note; Psalms 55:23, note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 59:2. The workers of iniquity — Principally Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian; who were the chief enemies of the poor returned captives.

Bloody men. — The above, who sought the destruction of the Israelites; and particularly, that of Nehemiah, whom four several times they endeavoured to bring into an ambush, that they might take away his life. See Nehemiah 6:1-4.


 
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