Psalms 59:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֻ֭זּוֹ אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה כִּֽי־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃

Transliteration

His ʿuzzô unto ʾêlêkā I will ʾešmōrāh for ʾĕlōhîm my miśgabbî.

Grammar Details

• *ʿuzzô*: masculine noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength
• *ʾêlêkā*: preposition ʾel- with 2nd masculine singular suffix - unto you
• *ʾešmōrāh*: Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I will watch/keep
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with causal particle kî- - for God
• *miśgabbî*: masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my high refuge

Word Meanings

• *ʿuzzô*: his strength/his might/his power (possibly 'my strength' with different vocalization)
• *ʾešmōrāh*: I will watch/I will keep/I will regard
• *miśgabbî*: my high refuge/my fortress/my stronghold

Referenced Verses

• Ps 54:7 : 7 Because it has been my saviour from all my trouble; and my eyes have seen the punishment of my haters.
• Ps 21:3 : 3 For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.
• Ps 54:5 : 5 Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.
• 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
• 2 Sam 1:11-12 : 11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him: 12 And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.
• 2 Sam 1:17 : 17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:
• Ps 5:8 : 8 Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.
• Ps 56:2 : 2 My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.
• Ps 56:6 : 6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.
• Ps 59:17 : 17 To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.
• Ps 79:8 : 8 Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.
• Ps 91:8 : 8 Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.
• Ps 92:11 : 11 My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come up against me.
• Ps 112:8 : 8 His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.
• Isa 65:24 : 24 And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
• Jer 17:16 : 16 As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.
• Luke 19:41-44 : 41 And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it, 42 Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them. 43 For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side, 44 And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.
• Rom 10:2-3 : 2 For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge. 3 Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
• 2 Cor 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;
• Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us, 5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),
• 1 Thess 4:15 : 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;