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Psalms 59:16

59:15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. for meat: Heb. to eat and grudge: or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

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But 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.

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

But I will sing of your power; yes, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning: for you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.

59:17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

What does Psalms 59:16 mean?

Psalms 59:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), עֹז (ʻôz), רָנַן (rânan).

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But
I
will
singשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7891to sing
of
thy
power;עֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
yea,
I
will
sing
aloudרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
of
thy
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
in
the
morning:בֹּקֶרbôqer/bo'-ker/H1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
for
thou
hast
been
my
defenceמִשְׂגָּבmisgâb/mis-gawb'/H4869defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab
and
refugeמָנוֹסmânôwç/maw-noce'/H4498a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
in
the
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
of
my
trouble.צַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

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2 Samuel 22:3

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

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Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

Genesis 1:13

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:19

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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What does Psalms 59:16 say?

Psalms 59:16 (King James Version) reads: "But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble."

Is Psalms 59:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 59:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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