Psalms 59:3 - Exposition

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul. The emissaries of Saul were sent to David's house "to watch him, and to slay him in the morning" ( 1 Samuel 19:11 ). This seems to be the "lying in wait" intended. Warned by his wife, Michal, Saul's daughter, David fled from his house during the night through a window, and so saved himself ( 1 Samuel 19:12 ). The mighty (or, the strong ones ) are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord . Not in consequence of any wrong that I have done. It is noted, as characteristic of David's early psalms, that he protests his absolute innocence in them.