Psalm 59:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

The mighty

Psalm 2:2

Acts 4:26

Not

John 15:25

Bible References

The mighty

The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together

Against the Lord and against His

Anointed, saying,

‘The kings of the earth

took their stand,

And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His

Christ.’

Not

O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;

What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

Now, my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life to take it.

He also said, “Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’