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Psalm 59

Psa. 59:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For, lo, they lie in wait
'arab (Hebrew #693)
to lurk
KJV usage: (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
for my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
: the mighty
`az (Hebrew #5794)
strong, vehement, harsh
KJV usage: fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
Pronounce: az
Origin: from 5810
are gathered
guwr (Hebrew #1481)
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely.
Pronounce: goor
Origin: a primitive root
against me; notf for my transgression
pesha` (Hebrew #6588)
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
KJV usage: rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Pronounce: peh'-shah
Origin: from 6586
, nor for my sin
chatta'ah (Hebrew #2403)
from 2398; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
KJV usage: punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).
Pronounce: khat-taw-aw'
Origin: or chattacth {khat-tawth'}
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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1 Sam. 24:11,17• 11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
 17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. (1 Sam. 24:11,17)

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Sin,
Soul; Spirit,
Transgression

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 10:9‑10• 9He lieth in wait in the secret place like a lion in his covert;{HR}He lieth in wait to catch the afflicted;{HR}He catcheth the afflicted when he draweth him into his net.
 10And he is crushed, he is brought low,{HR}The wretched hath fallen by his might. (Psa. 10:9‑10)
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Psa. 37:32‑33• 32The wicked [man] lieth in wait for the righteous [one]{HR}And seeketh to kill him.
 33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand,{HR}And will not condemn him when he is judged. (Psa. 37:32‑33)
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Psa. 38:12• 12And those who seek after my soul have laid snares,{HR}And those who seek my hurt have spoken mischievous things,{HR}And all the day do they meditate deceits. (Psa. 38:12)
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Psa. 56:6• 6They gather themselves together, they hide,{HR}They mark my steps while they wait for my soul. (Psa. 56:6)
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1 Sam. 19:1• 1And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. (1 Sam. 19:1)
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Prov. 12:6• 6The words of the wicked [are] a lying-in-wait for blood,{HR}But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. (Prov. 12:6)
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Mic. 7:2• 2The good man is perished {i}out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.{/i} (Mic. 7:2)
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Acts 23:21• 21Do not thou therefore yield to them, for there lie in ambush for him more than forty men of them, who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink, till they have slain him; and now they are ready looking for the promise from thee. (Acts 23:21)
the mighty.
Psa. 2:2• 2The kings of the earth set themselves,{HR}And the princes have consulted together,{HR}Against Jehovah and against his anointed: (Psa. 2:2)
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Acts 4:26‑27• 26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered, (Acts 4:26‑27)
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Psa. 7:3‑6• 3O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this;{HR}If there be iniquity in my hands;
 4If I have recompensed with evil him that is at peace with me;{HR}If I have spoiled mine adversary without a cause;
 5Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,{HR}And let him tread down my life to the ground,{HR}And let him cause mine honour to lie in the dust. Selah.
 6Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger,{HR}Lift up thyself because of the wrath of mine enemies,{HR}And wake up for me the judgment which thou hast commanded. (Psa. 7:3‑6)
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Psa. 69:4• 4More than the hairs of my head [are] those hating me without cause,{HR}Strong my destroyers, mine enemies falsely:{HR}What I took not away, then I restored. (Psa. 69:4)
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1 Sam. 24:11,17• 11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
 17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. (1 Sam. 24:11,17)
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1 Sam. 26:18• 18{i}And he said,{/i} Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? (1 Sam. 26:18)
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John 15:25• 25But [it is] that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause. (John 15:25)
• {v.3-4} mighty enemies that rise up against Israel, even though the nation has committed no wrong against the heathen. (“Psalm 59” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

W. Kelly Translation

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For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul;{HR}Strong ones assemble against me:{HR}Not [for] my transgression, not my sin, Jehovah.