Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 59

Psalms 59:1 ^! Dauid being in great danger of Saul, who sent to slay him in his bed, prayeth vnto God:

Psalms 59:1 ^a Read psal. 16.

Psalms 59:1 ^b Thogh his enemies were euen at hand to destroye him, yet he assured him self that God had wayes ynough in his hand to deliuer him.

Psalms 59:3 ^c For I am innocent to them wardes & haue not offended them.

Psalms 59:3 ^! Declareth his innocencie, & their furie.

Psalms 59:5 ^! Desiring God to destroye all those that sinne of malicious wickednes.

Psalms 59:5 ^d Seing it apperteineth to Gods judgements to punish the wicked, he desireth God to execute his vengeance on the reprobate, who maliciously persecute his Church.

Psalms 59:6 ^e He compareth their crueltie to hungrie dogs shewing that they are neuer wearie on doing euil.

Psalms 59:7 ^f They boast openly of their wicked deuises, and euerie worde is as a sworde: for thei in ther feare God, nor are ashamed of men.

Psalms 59:9 ^g Thogh Saul haue neuer so great power, yet I knowe that thou doest bridel him: therefore wil I paciently hope on thee.

Psalms 59:10 ^h He wil not faile to succour me, when nede requireth.

Psalms 59:11 ^! Whome thogh he kepe aliue for a time to exercise his peeple, yet in the end he wil consume them in his wrath.

Psalms 59:11 ⁱ Althogether, but by litle & litle, that the people seing often times thy judgments may be mindeful of thee.

Psalms 59:12 ^k That in their miserie & shame thei may be as glasses and examples of Gods vengeance.

Psalms 59:13 ^! That he maye be knowen to be the God of Jaakob to the end of the worlde.

Psalms 59:13 ^l When thy time shal come, and when their haue sufficiently serued for an example of thy vengeance vnto other.

Psalms 59:14 ^m He mocketh at their vaine entreprises, being assured that thei shal not bring their purpose to passe.

Psalms 59:16 ^! For this he singeth the praises to God, assured of his mercies.

Psalms 59:16 ⁿ Which didest vse the policie of a weake woman to confounde the enemies strength, as {1 Sam. 19,12}

Psalms 59:17 ^o Confessing him selfe to be voide of all vertue and strength, he attributteth the whole to God.