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Psalm 59:17

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

15They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
16But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
17To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
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Notice

The words “my strength” make praise personal: the singer names God as the source of strength and the high tower where refuge is found.

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Where else Scripture says this

5 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.Both songs name God as the singer’s strength and express a resolve to praise him.
Psalm 59:9–10Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.Both verses address God as strength and name him as a high tower; watching for God becomes singing praise.
Psalm 46:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Both passages locate strength and shelter in God, using refuge and high tower as images of his protection.
Psalm 59:10My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.Both verses speak of God’s care in personal terms, naming his mercy or loving kindness.
Psalm 62:2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.The high tower and the fortress express the same trust in God as a place of protection.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude. fear for the future.

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Encouragement

Praise can begin while distress is still part of your story. The God addressed in this song is both a high tower and a God of mercy.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).