Psalms 59 cross-references
Psalms 59 has 17 verses, which point to 228 other passages and are cited by 142. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Psalms 59 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- מִשְׂגָּב misgav “high refuge” 3
- עֹז oz “strength” 3
- חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 3
- כֶּלֶב kelev “dog” 2
- הָמָה hamah “to roar” 2
- נוּעַ nua “to shake” 2
- סֶלָה selah “Selah” 2
- אָוֶן aven “evil” 2
- עֶרֶב erev “evening” 2
- סָבַב savav “to turn” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- נָצַל natsal “to rescue” 2
People in Psalms 59
Psalms 59:1
[To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Points to (16)
- 1 Samuel 19:11–24 — Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal… 15 votes
- Psalms 18:48 — He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast… 11 votes
- Luke 1:74–75 — That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without… 7 votes
- Isaiah 33:16 — He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his… 7 votes
- Psalms 57:1 — [To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto… 7 votes
- 2 Timothy 4:17–18 — Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known,… 4 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Psalms 91:14 — Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath… 12 votes
- Psalms 57:1 — [To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto… 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:17 — He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 6 votes
- Psalms 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 votes
Psalms 59:2
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Points to (4)
- Psalms 139:19 — Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 6 votes
- Psalms 26:9 — Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 4 votes
- Psalms 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live… 3 votes
- Psalms 27:2 — When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 25:3 — Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 25 votes
- Psalms 64:2 — Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 9 votes
- Psalms 94:16 — Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 3 votes
- Habakkuk 1:4 — Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the… 2 votes
Psalms 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Points to (16)
- Psalms 56:6 — They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 9 votes
- Psalms 69:4 — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 24:11 — Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy… 6 votes
- John 15:25 — But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without… 5 votes
- Proverbs 12:6 — The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 5 votes
- Micah 7:2 — The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for… 4 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Psalms 56:6 — They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 votes
- Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have… 6 votes
- Psalms 94:21 — They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 5 votes
- Psalms 10:9 — He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor,… 5 votes
Psalms 59:4
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 35:23 — Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 5 votes
- Romans 3:15 — Their feet are swift to shed blood: 2 votes
- Acts 23:15 — Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as… 2 votes
- Isaiah 59:7 — Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;… 2 votes
- Isaiah 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old.… 2 votes
- Proverbs 1:16 — For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Psalms 35:23 — Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 6 votes
- Job 8:6 — If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy… 5 votes
- Habakkuk 1:4 — Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the… 2 votes
- Isaiah 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old.… 2 votes
Psalms 59:5
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Points to (17)
- Psalms 84:8 — O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 3 votes
- Psalms 55:15 — Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and… 3 votes
- Psalms 9:15 — The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 3 votes
- James 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 2 votes
- Romans 9:6 — Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 2 votes
- Romans 2:28–29 — For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Psalms 3:7 — Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast… 9 votes
- Psalms 59:8 — But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 3 votes
- Jeremiah 18:23 — Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out… 2 votes
- Psalms 80:4 — O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 2 votes
Psalms 59:6
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Points to (3)
- Psalms 59:14 — And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 6 votes
- Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 19:11 — Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 7 votes
- Psalms 59:14 — And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 3 votes
- Psalms 55:10 — Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 3 votes
Psalms 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Points to (15)
- Psalms 57:4 — My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are… 6 votes
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 5 votes
- Psalms 10:11 — He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. 5 votes
- Psalms 73:11 — And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 4 votes
- Proverbs 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 3 votes
- Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 3 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 10 votes
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 9 votes
- Isaiah 29:15 — Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they… 7 votes
- Lamentations 3:62 — The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day. 4 votes
Psalms 59:8
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Points to (6)
- Proverbs 1:26 — I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 6 votes
- Psalms 37:13 — The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. 6 votes
- Psalms 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 votes
- Matthew 18:17 — And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him… 3 votes
- Psalms 59:5 — Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 19:15–16 — And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Psalms 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 27 votes
- Jeremiah 48:26 — Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he… 2 votes
Psalms 59:9
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Points to (17)
- Psalms 9:9 — The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 7 votes
- Isaiah 26:3–4 — Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed because he trusteth in thee. 6 votes
- Psalms 62:2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 5 votes
- Psalms 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 5 votes
- Psalms 59:17 — Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 4 votes
- 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… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 59:17 — Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 10 votes
- Psalms 59:16 — But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my… 10 votes
- Psalms 94:22 — But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 9 votes
- Psalms 62:2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 8 votes
Psalms 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Points to (22)
- 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have… 10 votes
- Psalms 59:17 — Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 9 votes
- Psalms 54:7 — For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. 9 votes
- Psalms 21:3 — For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 9 votes
- Psalms 92:11 — Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise… 7 votes
- Psalms 54:5 — He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 7 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Psalms 54:7 — For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. 13 votes
- Psalms 118:7 — The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 12 votes
- Psalms 92:11 — Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise… 8 votes
- Jeremiah 20:12 — But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance… 6 votes
Psalms 59:11
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Points to (20)
- Psalms 3:3 — But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 5 votes
- Revelation 9:6 — And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee… 4 votes
- Luke 1:51–52 — He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:64 — And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 4:27 — And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen,… 4 votes
- Luke 21:21 — Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out;… 3 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Psalms 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my… 10 votes
- Psalms 68:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.] Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also… 6 votes
- Psalms 59:13 — Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the… 4 votes
- Psalms 84:9 — Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 3 votes
Psalms 59:12
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Points to (17)
- Proverbs 12:13 — The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 7 votes
- Hosea 4:2 — By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood… 5 votes
- Proverbs 18:7 — A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 5 votes
- Psalms 10:7 — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 5 votes
- Matthew 12:36–37 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of… 4 votes
- Psalms 120:3–4 — What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 3 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 23 votes
- Psalms 10:2 — The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 16 votes
- Psalms 109:17 — As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 6 votes
- James 3:9 — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of… 5 votes
Psalms 59:13
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Points to (17)
- Psalms 83:18 — That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. 7 votes
- Psalms 7:9 — Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the… 6 votes
- Ezekiel 39:7 — So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy… 5 votes
- Psalms 59:11 — Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 4 votes
- Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 38:23 — Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Psalms 83:18 — That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. 9 votes
- Psalms 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded… 8 votes
- Psalms 55:15 — Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and… 7 votes
- Psalms 104:35 — Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul.… 5 votes
Psalms 59:14
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Points to (2)
- Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 5 votes
- Psalms 59:6 — They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 3 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 59:6 — They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 6 votes
- Psalms 55:10 — Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 5 votes
- Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 4 votes
Psalms 59:15
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Points to (13)
- Job 15:23 — He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 6 votes
- Psalms 109:10 — Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate… 4 votes
- Lamentations 5:9 — We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. 3 votes
- Job 30:1–7 — But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set… 3 votes
- Matthew 24:7–8 — For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and… 2 votes
- Micah 3:5 — Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- James 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 4 votes
- Job 15:23 — He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 4 votes
- Psalms 109:10 — Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate… 3 votes
- Psalms 37:25 — I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 3 votes
Psalms 59:16
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Points to (30)
- Psalms 21:13 — Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. 27 votes
- Ephesians 3:20 — Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power… 24 votes
- Romans 15:9 — And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to… 18 votes
- Psalms 30:5 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in… 16 votes
- Psalms 143:8 — Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein… 15 votes
- Ephesians 1:6–7 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 12 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Psalms 143:8 — Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein… 28 votes
- Psalms 30:5 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in… 28 votes
- Psalms 21:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation… 13 votes
- Nahum 1:7 — The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 12 votes
Psalms 59:17
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
Points to (3)
- Psalms 59:9–10 — Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 10 votes
- Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very… 10 votes
- Psalms 18:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this… 7 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Exodus 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an… 14 votes
- Psalms 62:2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 9 votes
- Psalms 59:10 — The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 9 votes
- Psalms 140:7 — O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 5 votes