Psalms 59
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from them that work 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 caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
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)
Rise up thou to meet me, and behold: even thou, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Attend to visit all the nations: have no mercy on all them that work iniquity.
6 They return at evening. They howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall 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 speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?
8 But thou, O Jehovah, will laugh at them. Thou will have all the nations in derision.
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
9 O my strength, I will give heed to thee, for God is my high tower.
I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
10 My God with his loving kindness will meet me. God will let me look upon my enemies.
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget. Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield,
God shall let me see over my enemies: slay them not, lest at any time my people forget. Scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my protector:
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: and let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and lying they shall be talked of,
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)
When they are consumed: when they are consumed by thy wrath, and they shall be no more. And they shall know that God will rule Jacob, and all the ends of the earth.
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 shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall 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 abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.
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 thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
17 To thee, O my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
