Psalms 59 · Verse 9

Psalms 59:9

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms 59:9, King James Version

Psalms 59:9 in other translations

BSBI will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
WEBOh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
ASVBecause of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
YLTO my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower--the God of my kindness.
DARBYTheir strength!...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
BBEO my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower.
WebsterBecause of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

What does Psalms 59:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. By judicious expositors, and on good grounds, this is better rendered, "O my strength, on Thee will I wait" (Psa 59:17). defence--(Compare Psa 18:3).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee - With this reading, I can make no sense of the passage. But instead of עזו uzzo, "his strength," עזי uzzi, "my strength," is the reading of fourteen of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., of the Vulgate, Septuagint, Chaldee, and, in effect, of the Aethiopia, Syriac, and Arabic; and also of the Anglo-Saxon. To thee I commit all my strength; all I have I derive from thee, and all the good I possess I attribute to thee. The old Psalter translates, My strenght I shall kepe till the, for myn uptaker thou art. See on Psa 59:17 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 59:8-17

It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he…

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Psalms 59:9 in the original Hebrew

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עֻ֭זּוֹu.zostrength hisH5797
אֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה'esh.Mo.rahI will watchH8104
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי\׃mis.ga.Bi[is] refuge myH4869

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

Cross references for Psalms 59:9

  • Psalms 9:9

    The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

  • Isaiah 26:3-4

    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

  • Psalms 62:2

    He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  • Psalms 27:14

    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  • Psalms 59:17

    Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

  • Psalms 27:1

    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?

  • Habakkuk 3:19

    The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

  • Isaiah 40:31

    But 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.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, 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.

  • Psalms 62:5-6

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

  • Psalms 18:1-2

    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. The 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.

  • Isaiah 58:14

    Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
his strength.Instead of {ûzzo,} "his strength," fourteen MSS., read {ûzzee,} "my strength." "O my strength, I will wait upon thee."
18:1,1,2; 27:1,14; 46:1; 62:5,6,11; Isa 12:2; 26:3,4; 40:31; Mt 6:13
God.
17; 62:2
defence. Heb. high place.
9:9; 20:1; 46:7; *marg:
Isa 58:14; Hab 3:19

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Context

  • Psalms 59:8

    But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

  • Psalms 59:9

    Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

  • Psalms 59:10

    The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

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Psalms 59:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De su fuerza esperaré yo en ti: porque Dios es mi defensa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais toi, Éternel, tu te riras d’eux, tu te moqueras de toutes les nations.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Meine Stärke, auf dich will ich achten; denn Gott ist meine hohe Feste.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Meus est Galaad, et meus est Manasses; et Ephraim fortitudo capitis mei. Juda rex meus;