591 My God! Rescue me from my enemies, defend me from these mutineers. 2 Rescue me from their dirty tricks, save me from their hit men. 3 Desperadoes have ganged up on me, they're hiding in ambush for me. I did nothing to deserve this, God, 4 crossed no one, wronged no one. All the same, they're after me, determined to get me. 5 You're God, God of angel armies, Israel's God! Get on the job and take care of these pagans, don't be soft on these hard cases. 6 They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city. 7 Then suddenly they're all at the gate, Snarling invective, drawn daggers in their teeth. They think they'll never get caught.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 59:1-7
Commentary on Psalm 59:1-7
(Read Psalm 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 corruptions of our own hearts. We should fear suffering as evil-doers, but not be ashamed of the hatred of workers of iniquity. It is not strange, if those regard not what they themselves say, who have made themselves believe that God regards not what they say. And where there is no fear of God, there is nothing to secure proper regard to man.