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Psalm 59

Psa. 59:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because of his strength
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
will I wait
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
upon thee: for God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
is my κdefence
misgab (Hebrew #4869)
properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge
KJV usage: defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab:--Misgab.
Pronounce: mis-gawb'
Origin: from 7682
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high place.

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his strength.Instead of {ûzzo,} "his strength," fourteen MSS., read {ûzzee,} "my strength."
"O my strength, I will wait upon thee."
Psa. 18:1,1‑2• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I 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.
(Psa. 18:1,1‑2)
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Psa. 27:1,14• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> The 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?
14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
(Psa. 27:1,14)
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Psa. 46:1• 1<<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.>> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psa. 46:1)
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Psa. 62:5‑6,11• 5My 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.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
(Psa. 62:5‑6,11)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, 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. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 26:3‑4• 3Thou 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:
(Isa. 26:3‑4)
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Isa. 40:31• 31But 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. (Isa. 40:31)
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Matt. 6:13• 13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt. 6:13)
God.
defence.
Heb. high place.
 The simple refuge of the saint is in God. “God is my defense.” It is not counter-plotting, nor using human means to meet the power of the enemy. We may partially, perhaps, and for a time so succeed, but in using carnal weapons we have lost the dependence which calls God in, and the perfection of walk and testimony which waiting on Him gives. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63 by J.N. Darby)
 (vv. 9-10) Conscious of the enemy’s strength, and his own weakness, the righteous man waits upon God as his defense, in the firm conviction that God’s loving-kindness will meet him in deliverance from all his enemies (JND). (Psalms 59 by H. Smith)
 This is the first attack of the Assyrian—the King of the North and his Arab confederacy, Dan. 11:40-43. Seeing the power of the heathen armies, the remnant cast themselves upon God that they might be preserved (vs. 9, JND Translation). (Book 2. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Their strength! … I willb take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "My strength, I will. ..."