Psalms 59:2
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
BSB
ASV
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
KJV
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,.... See Gill on Psa 6:8; and save me from bloody men; such as Saul sent to kill David, as appears from the title of the psalm; and such as were concerned in the death of Christ; and such, are the enemies of God's people, the followers of the man of sin. The heap of words, the various expressions used in a way of petition, in this verse and Psa 59:1, show the distress the psalmist was in, and whom he represents; his importunity, earnestness, and fervency in prayer.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Saul was treating him very unjustly, and besides that was pursuing a tyrannical and unrighteous course towards others, therefore David the more vehemently appeals against him. Evil men were in the ascendant at court, and were the ready tools of the tyrant, against these also he prays. Bad men in a bad cause may be pleaded against without question.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
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The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
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Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
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They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
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Psalms 139:19O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
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Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
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