Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men." — Psalms 59:2 (ASV)
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity - The workers of iniquity here referred to were Saul and those whom he employed to carry out his murderous purpose—the people that had been sent to slay him.
And save me from bloody men - Hebrew, “Men of bloods;” that is, men whose trade is blood; who seek to shed my blood, or who seek my life. See Psalm 5:6, note; Psalms 26:9, note; Psalms 55:23, note.