Shīpiān 59

1 ( Sǎoluó dǎfa rén kuītàn Dàwèi de fángwū , yào shā tā . nàshí Dàwèi yòng zhè jīn shī , jiāo yǔ líng zhǎng , diàoyòng xiū yào huǐhuaì ) wǒde shén a , qiú nǐ jiù wǒ tuōlí chóudí , bǎ wǒ ānzhì zaì gāo chù , dé tuō nàxiē qǐlai gōngjī wǒde rén .

2 Qiú nǐ jiù wǒ tuōlí zuò niè de rén , hé xǐaì liú rén xuè de rén .

3 Yīnwei tāmen máifu , yào haì wǒde méng , yǒu nénglì de rén jùjí lái gōngjī wǒ . Yēhéhuá a , zhè bù shì wèi wǒde guo fàn , yĕ bù shì wèi wǒde zuìqiā .

4 Wǒ suīrán wú guo , tāmen yùbeì zhĕngqí , pǎo lái gōngjī wǒ . qiú nǐ xīngqǐ jiàn chá bāngzhu wǒ .

5 Wàn jūn zhī shén Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén a , qiú nǐ xīngqǐ , chéng zhì wàn bāng . búyào liánmǐn xíng guǐzhà de è rén . ( xì lā )

6 Tāmen wǎnshang zhuǎn huí , jiào haó rú gǒu , wéi chéng rǎo xíng .

7 Tāmen kǒu zhōng pēn tǔ è yán , zuǐlǐ yǒu dāo , tāmen shuō yǒu shuí tīngjian .

8 Dàn nǐ Yēhéhuá bì xiàohua tāmen . nǐ yào chīxiào wàn bāng .

9 Wǒde lìliang a , wǒ bì yǎngwàng nǐ . yīnwei shén shì wǒde gāo tái .

10 Wǒde shén yào yǐ cíaì yíngjiē wǒ . shén yào jiào wǒ kànjian wǒ chóudí zāo bào .

11 Búyào shā tāmen , kǒngpà wǒde mín wàngjì . zhǔ a , nǐ shì wǒmen de dùnpái . qiú nǐ yòng nǐde nénglì shǐ tāmen sì sǎn , qiĕ jiàng wèi bēi .

12 Yīn tāmen kǒu zhōng de zuì , hé zuǐlǐ de yányǔ , bìng zhòumà xū huǎng de huà , yuàn tāmen zaì jiāoào zhī zhōng beì chán zhù le .

13 Qiú nǐ fānù , shǐ tāmen xiāomiè , yǐ zhì guīyú wú yǒu , jiào tāmen zhīdào shén zaì Yǎgè zhōngjiān zhǎngquán , zhídào dìjí . ( xì lā )

14 Dào le wǎnshang , rènpíng tāmen zhuǎn huí . rènpíng tāmen jiào haó rú gǒu , wéi chéng rǎo xíng .

15 Tāmen bì zǒu lái zǒu qù , xúnzhǎo shíwù . ruò bùdé bǎo , jiù zhōng yè zaì waì .

16 Dàn wǒ yào gēsòng nǐde lìliang , zǎochen yào gāo chàng nǐde cíaì . yīnwei nǐ zuò guo wǒde gāo tái . zaì wǒ jí nán de rìzi , zuò guo wǒde bìnàn suǒ .

17 Wǒde lìliang a , wǒ yào gēsòng nǐ . yīnwei shén shì wǒde gāo tái , shì cì ēn yǔ wǒde shén .

Shīpiān 59 Commentary

Chapter 59

David prays for deliverance from his enemies. (1-7) He foresees their destruction. (8-17)

Verses 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.

Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with Providence, nor fret within himself. It is not poverty, but discontent that makes a man unhappy. David would praise God because he had many times, and all along, found Him his refuge in the day of trouble. He that is all this to us, is certainly worthy of our best affections, praises, and services. The trials of his people will end in joy and praise. When the night of affliction is over, they will sing of the Lord's power and mercy in the morning. Let believers now, in assured faith and hope, praise Him for those mercies, for which they will rejoice and praise him for ever.

Chapter Summary

To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. The history of Saul's sending messengers to watch the house of David, and to kill him when he rose in the morning, is in 1 Samuel 19:11; which was the occasion of his writing this psalm; though the title of the Syriac version of it is, "David said or composed this, when he heard that the priests were slain by Saul:" and in the same is added, "but unto us it declares the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith, and the rejection of the Jews." And which perhaps is designed in Psalm 59:5; and some interpreters are of opinion that the whole psalm is to be understood of Christ, of whom David was a type, especially in his sufferings; and there are some things in it which better agree with him than with David, as particularly his being without sin, Psalm 59:3.