Psalms 59
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not,' by David. — A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
4 For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
5 O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
6 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
8 But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
9 I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.
10 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
11 Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
13 Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
15 They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.
16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
And I — I sing [of] Thy strength, And I sing at morn [of] Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
17 To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
