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Psalms 59:13

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Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

This psalm is of the same nature and scope with six or seven foregoing psalms; they are all filled with David's complaints of the malice of his enemies and of their cursed and cruel designs against him, his prayers and prophecies against them, and his comfort and confidence in God as his God. The first is the language of nature, and may be allowed; the second of a prophetical spirit, looking forward to Christ and the enemies of his kingdom, and therefore not to be drawn into a precedent; the third of grace and a most holy faith, which ought to be imitated by every one of us. In this psalm, I. He prays to God to defend and deliver him from his enemies, representing them as very bad men, barbarous, malicious, and atheistical (Psa 59:1-7). II. He foresees and foretels the destruction of his enemies, which he would give to God the glory of (Psa 59:8-17). As far as it appears that any of the particular enemies of God's people fall under these characters, we may, in singing this psalm, read their doom and foresee their ruin. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete,… חֵמָה (chêmâh, H2534) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… מָשַׁל (mâshal, H4910) — to rule יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, H3290) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch אֶפֶס (ʼepheç, H657) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the… אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) סֶלָה (çelâh, H5542) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Psalms 83:18rank 7

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

Psalms 7:9rank 6

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

Ezekiel 39:7rank 5

So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

Psalms 59:11rank 4

Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Numbers 32:13rank 3

The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

Ezekiel 38:23rank 3

I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Isaiah 54:5rank 3

For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

II Kings 19:19rank 3

And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

Psalms 104:35rank 3

May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

Daniel 4:25rank 3

You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

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