Psalms 59
1 To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death. Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.
For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
2 Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
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.
4 For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold.
5 You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah)
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)
6 They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.
7 See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, [say they], doth hear?
8 But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations.
But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
9 O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower.
[Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
10 The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
My God with his lovingkindness will meet me: God will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
11 Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.
Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,
[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.
13 Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more: And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.
15 Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.
They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.
But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
