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Psalm 59:2

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.
4I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
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The repeated plea for rescue carries the urgency of a man whose house is watched by people sent to kill him.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 64:2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;Both prayers ask God for protection from people doing evil, with Psalm 64 naming their conspiracy.
Psalm 139:19If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!Both name bloodthirsty men before God; Psalm 59 asks for rescue, while Psalm 139 asks God to kill the wicked.
Psalm 26:9Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty menBoth prayers name bloodthirsty men: one asks for rescue from them, the other to be spared their fate.
Psalm 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.Both turn to God concerning bloodthirsty men; Psalm 59 seeks deliverance, while Psalm 55 declares their destruction and trust in God.
Hosea 6:8Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.Both link workers of iniquity with bloodshed, naming violence as a concrete expression of wrongdoing.
Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.Both describe danger from the wicked; David pleads for rescue, while Habakkuk laments justice perverted by their power.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future.

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Pray for the safety of someone facing violence

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Encouragement

You do not have to soften the danger when you pray for rescue. David names the threat to his life and asks God to save him.

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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).