The Meaning of Psalms 59:2 Explained

Psalms 59:2

KJV: Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

YLT: Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.

Darby: Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.

ASV: Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 59:2?

MEANING: What does Psalms 59:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 59:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 59:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Deliver  me from the workers  of iniquity,  and save  me from bloody  men. 

What does Psalms 59:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 59:1-17 - "god Is My High Tower"
This is the fifth of the Michtams, or "Golden Psalms." Compare Psalms 16:1-11; Psalms 56:1-13; Psalms 57:1-11; Psalms 58:1-11. The contents correspond to the title and to 1 Samuel 19:11.
The most noticeable feature is the twice-repeated refrain of Psalms 59:9; Psalms 17:1-15. In each case David appeals to God as my strength, and describes Him as my high tower and the God of my mercy. The possessive pronoun my is very remarkable. Each of us needs mercy of a very special sort. My mercy would not help you, nor would yours help me. Note also that God's mercy prevents, that is, "goes in front," Psalms 59:10. As the mother's thought prepares beforehand for the child, so God thinks ahead for us, and leads us into the good things which He has prepared for them that love Him, 1 Corinthians 2:9; Psalms 31:19.
In the first refrain David says, "I will wait for thee;" in the second, "I will sing praises." Waiting on God leads to singing. All night Saul's emissaries might prowl around David's home, like the wild dogs of an Eastern city. But within he was singing aloud of God's mercy, and when the morning broke he was in safety. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 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

What do the individual words in Psalms 59:2 mean?

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and from men bloodthirsty save me
הַ֭צִּילֵנִי מִפֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי

הַ֭צִּילֵנִי  Deliver  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
מִפֹּ֣עֲלֵי  from  the  workers 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: פָּעַל  
Sense: to do, make.
אָ֑וֶן  of  iniquity 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָוֶן 
Sense: trouble, wickedness, sorrow.
וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י  and  from  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
דָ֝מִ֗ים  bloodthirsty 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי  save  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.

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