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Psalms 59:9
Psalms 59:9 is verse 9 of Psalms chapter 59, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
King James Version
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
World English Bible
Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
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Psalms 59:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
8 But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
9 I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
10 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
11 Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 18:2The 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 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?
Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
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 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
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.
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Psalms 59:17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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.
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.