Psalm 59:3
New International Version
See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.

New Living Translation
They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD, though I have not sinned or offended them.

English Standard Version
For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

Berean Standard Bible
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

New American Standard Bible
For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men attack me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, LORD,

NASB 1995
For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD,

NASB 1977
For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD,

Legacy Standard Bible
For behold, they have lain in wait for my soul; Fierce men launch an attack against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,

Amplified Bible
Look! They lie in wait for my life; Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Because look, LORD, they set an ambush for me. Powerful men attack me, but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, look! They set an ambush for me. Powerful men attack me, but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

American Standard Version
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they lay in wait for my soul and their evils prevailed against me, not by my crimes, and not by my sins, my Lord.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.

Contemporary English Version
Merciless enemies, LORD, are hiding and plotting, hoping to kill me. I have not hurt them in any way at all.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:

English Revised Version
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty gather themselves together against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O LORD, but not because of any disobedience,

Good News Translation
Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,

International Standard Version
Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

JPS Tanakh 1917
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The impudent gather themselves together against me; Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Literal Standard Version
For behold, they laid wait for my soul, | Strong ones are assembled against me, | Not my transgression nor my sin, O YHWH.

Majority Standard Bible
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

New American Bible
They have set an ambush for my life; the powerful conspire against me. For no offense or misdeed of mine, LORD,

NET Bible
For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Even now they lie in wait for my life; the mighty stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

New Heart English Bible
For, look, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation
For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

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Context
Deliver Me From My Enemies
2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. 3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. 4For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 24:11
See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.

Psalm 7:3
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

Psalm 7:4
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

Psalm 10:9
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Psalm 56:6
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Psalm 69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me--my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

Psalm 94:21
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.


Treasury of Scripture

For, see, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

they

Psalm 10:9,10
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net…

Psalm 37:32,33
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him…

Psalm 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

the mighty

Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Acts 4:26,27
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ…

not

Psalm 7:3-6
O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; …

Psalm 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

1 Samuel 24:11,17
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it…

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Psalm 59
1. David prays to be delivered from his enemies
6. He complains of their cruelty
8. He trusts in god
11. He prays against them
16. He praises God














(3) For, lo, they lie in wait . . .--Better, for look, they have laid an ambush.

Mighty.--Perhaps with the idea of insolence in their strength.

Not for my transgression . . .--Better, Without transgression or fault of mine, as in next verse.

Verse 3. - For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul. The emissaries of Saul were sent to David's house "to watch him, and to slay him in the morning" (1 Samuel 19:11). This seems to be the "lying in wait" intended. Warned by his wife, Michal, Saul's daughter, David fled from his house during the night through a window, and so saved himself (1 Samuel 19:12). The mighty (or, the strong ones) are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord. Not in consequence of any wrong that I have done. It is noted, as characteristic of David's early psalms, that he protests his absolute innocence in them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
See
הִנֵּ֪ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

how they lie in wait
אָֽרְב֡וּ (’ā·rə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 693: To lie in wait

for me.
לְנַפְשִׁ֗י (lə·nap̄·šî)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

Fierce men
עַזִ֑ים (‘a·zîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5794: Strong, vehement, harsh

conspire
יָג֣וּרוּ (yā·ḡū·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility

against me
עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

for no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

transgression
פִשְׁעִ֖י (p̄iš·‘î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6588: Transgression

[or]
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

sin [of my own],
חַטָּאתִ֣י (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

O LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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