The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 59:4

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

They run and prepare themselves without my fault; or, "establish themselves"—"take up their position" (so Hengstenberg, Kay, and Professor Cheyne). Awake to help me (see the comment on Psalms 44:23).

And behold; i.e. "see how things are—how innocent I am; how unjust and cruel are my enemies!"

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