6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
6 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
6 They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city.
6 At evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.
6 They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.
14 They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
14 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
14 They return when the sun goes down, They howl like coyotes, ringing the city.
14 And at evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.
14 My enemies come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.
(Read Psalm 59:8-17)
It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with Providence, nor fret within himself. It is not poverty, but discontent that makes a man unhappy. David would praise God because he had many times, and all along, found Him his refuge in the day of trouble. He that is all this to us, is certainly worthy of our best affections, praises, and services. The trials of his people will end in joy and praise. When the night of affliction is over, they will sing of the Lord's power and mercy in the morning. Let believers now, in assured faith and hope, praise Him for those mercies, for which they will rejoice and praise him for ever.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 59:6
Commentary on Psalm 59:1-7
(Read Psalm 59:1-7)
In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our spiritual enemies, the temptations of Satan, and the corruptions of our own hearts. We should fear suffering as evil-doers, but not be ashamed of the hatred of workers of iniquity. It is not strange, if those regard not what they themselves say, who have made themselves believe that God regards not what they say. And where there is no fear of God, there is nothing to secure proper regard to man.