Psalms 59 — Tyndale Study Notes
Ps.51.1-65.13
These psalms of David share a common thread in their reflection on the experience of evil. In Ps 51, the psalmist confesses the evil he has done and asks God’s forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 lament specific evils that David experienced. A song of praise (Ps 65) brings David’s laments to an end.
Ps.59.1-17
The psalmist laments the power of enemies who conspire with other nations.
Ps.59.1
title the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house: See 1 Sam 19:11-18.
Ps.59.1-2
Protect me (or place me on high): When surrounded by evil, the godly pray for God to set them apart for himself and protect them.
Ps.59.4-5
The psalmist asks God to show the treacherous, deceptive, and wicked traitors no mercy (see 25:2).
Ps.59.6-8
The wicked threaten like vicious dogs, but the Lord responds with scorn.
Ps.59.11-13
The psalmist prays that the wicked will be forced to endure the same agonizing pain they have caused.
Ps.59.14-16
The wicked will go unsatisfied, but the psalmist will praise the Lord’s power and unfailing love.