Psalms 59 · Verse 5

Psalms 59:5

Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms 59:5, King James Version

Psalms 59:5 in other translations

BSBO LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
WEBYou, LORD God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
ASVEven thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. [Selah
YLTAnd Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.
DARBYYea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah.
BBEYou, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)
WebsterThou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

What does Psalms 59:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 59:4-5

4-5. prepare, &c.--literally, "set themselves as in array." awake--(Compare Psa 3:7; 7:6), appeals to God in His covenant relation to His people (Psa 9:18).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 O Lord God of hosts - This was a proper view to take of God. when Israel, a handful of poor distressed captives were surrounded and oppressed by the heathen chiefs above mentioned, and their several tribes. But Jehovah God of hosts, was the God of Israel; and hence Israel had little to fear. Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors - Do not favor the cause of these wicked men. They are בגדי און bogedey aven, "changers of iniquity:" they go through the whole round of evil; find out and exercise themselves in all the varieties of transgression. How exactly does this apply to Nehemiah's foes! They sought, by open attack, wiles, flattery, foul speeches, fair speeches, threats, and ambuscades, to take away his life. Do not show them favor, that they may not succeed in their wicked designs. The prayer here is exactly the same in sentiment with that of Nehemiah, Neh 4:4, Neh 4:5. Hear, our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach upon their own heads; - cover not their iniquity, "and let not their sin be blotted out."

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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 59:5 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.

וְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.Tahand youH859
יְהוָֽה\־Yah.weh-O YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהִ֥ים\׀'E.lo.HimGod ofH430
צְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'othostsH6635
אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הָקִ֗יצָהha.Ki.tzahawake !H6974
לִפְקֹ֥דlif.Kodto punishH6485
כָּֽל\־kal-allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תָּחֹ֨ןta.Chonyou show favor toH2603
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בֹּ֖גְדֵיBo.ge.dei[those who] act treacherously ofH898
אָ֣וֶן'A.venwickednessH205
סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

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

Cross references for Psalms 59:5

  • Psalms 84:8

    O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

  • Psalms 55:15

    Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

  • Psalms 9:15

    The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

  • Genesis 33:20

    And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.

  • Isaiah 1:10

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

  • Psalms 80:4

    O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

  • James 2:13

    For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

  • Psalms 54:3

    For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

  • Ezekiel 18:27-28

    Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Exodus 3:15

    And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  • Amos 9:7

    Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

  • Isaiah 27:11

    When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the God.
Ge 33:20; Ex 3:15
visit.
Ex 20:5
the heathen.
9:15; 54:3; Isa 1:10; Am 9:7; Ro 2:28,29; 9:6
be not.
7:12,13; 55:15; Isa 27:11; Eze 18:27,28; Jas 2:13

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Context

  • Psalms 59:4

    They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

  • Psalms 59:5

    Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

  • Psalms 59:6

    They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

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Psalms 59:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tú, Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, despierta para visitar todas las gentes: no hayas misericordia de todos los que se rebelan con iniquidad. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Sans qu’il y ait d’iniquité en moi ils courent et se préparent; éveille-toi pour venir à ma rencontre, et regarde.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ja, du, Jehova, Gott der Heerscharen, Gott Israels, erwache, um heimzusuchen alle Nationen! sei keinem gnädig von den treulos Frevelnden!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ostendisti populo tuo dura; potasti nos vino compunctionis.