Psalms 59 · Verse 2

Psalms 59:2

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Psalms 59:2, King James Version

Psalms 59:2 in other translations

BSBDeliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
WEBDeliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
ASVDeliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
YLTDeliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
DARBYDeliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
BBETake me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
WebsterDeliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

What does Psalms 59:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. (Compare Psa 5:5; 6:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 endeavored to bring into an ambush, that they might take away his life. See Neh 6:1-4.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 59:1-7

In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our spiritual enemies, the temptations of Satan, and the…

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Psalms 59:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַ֭צִּילֵנִיHa.tzi.le.nideliver meH5337
מִפֹּ֣עֲלֵיmi.Po.'a.leifrom [those who] doH6466
אָ֑וֶן'A.ven<of> wickednessH205
וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יu.me.'an.Sheiand from men ofH582
דָ֝מִ֗יםda.Mimblood<s>H1818
הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי\׃ho.shi.'E.nisave meH3467

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 59:2

  • Psalms 139:19

    Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

  • Psalms 26:9

    Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

  • Psalms 27:2

    When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
save.
26:9; 27:2; 55:23; 139:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 59:1

    To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

  • Psalms 59:2

    Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

  • Psalms 59:3

    For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

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Psalms 59:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Líbrame de los que obran iniquidad, y sálvame de hombres sanguinarios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Délivre-moi de mes ennemis, ô mon Dieu! protège-moi contre ceux qui s’élèvent contre moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Befreie mich von denen, die Frevel tun, und rette mich von den Blutmenschen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		cum succendit Mesopotamiam Syriæ et Sobal, et convertit Joab, et percussit Idumæam in valle Salinarum duodecim millia.