9Their strength! ... I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.


In Context

6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who say they doth hear?

8 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

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

10 God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Psalm 59:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

59:9[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

59:9O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

59:9I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

59:9Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

59:9O my strength, I will wait upon thee: for God is my high tower.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

59:9Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

59:9O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower — the God of my kindness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

59:9Because of his strength will I wait on you: for God is my defense.