Psalms 59:9

In 11 translations

BSB

I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

KJV

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.defence: Heb. high place

WEB

Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

ASV

Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.

LSV

O my Strength, to You I take heed, || For God [is] my tower—the God of my kindness.

YLT

O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.

DBY

Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.Elohim

DRC58:10

I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:

GNV

He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.

JPS59:10

Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.

LXXE58:10

I will keep my strength, looking to thee; for thou, O God, art my helper.

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Original-language editions

WLC59:10

עֻ֭זּוֹ אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה כִּֽי־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃KJV:Ps.59.9

LXX-Br58:10

Τὸ κράτος μου πρὸς σὲ φυλάξω, ὅτι σὺ ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου εἶ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
• Isaiah 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
• Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
• Psalms 59:17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
• Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
• Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
• Psalms 62:5–6Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
• Psalms 20:1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
• Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Isaiah 58:14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Psalms 18:1–2I love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

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