Psalms 59
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations. Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
And thou, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw nigh to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 They return at evening. They howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for they say, Who hears?
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 But thou, O Jehovah, will laugh at them. Thou will have all the nations in derision.
But thou, Lord, wilt laugh them to scorn; thou wilt utterly set at nought all the heathen.
9 O my strength, I will give heed to thee, for God is my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to thee; for thou, O God, art my helper.
10 My God with his loving kindness will meet me. God will let me look upon my enemies.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will shew me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget. Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield,
Slay them not, lest they forget thy law; scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 for the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips. Let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more. And let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall wander up and down for food, and tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
They shall be scattered hither and thither for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 But I will sing of thy strength. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving kindness in the morning. For thou have been my high tower, and a refuge in the day of my distress.
But I will sing to thy strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] thy mercy; for thou hast been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 To thee, O my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
[Thou art] my helper; to thee, my God, will I sing; thou art my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
