Psalms 59
1 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.
God, save me from my enemies! Protect me from those who want to attack me!
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Rescue me from men who want to do what is wicked, men who are murderers!
3 For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
Look! They are waiting to kill me! Fierce men have gathered to assault me. Yahweh, they are doing that even though I have not done what is wrong!
4 Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
It is not because I have committed any sin [against them] that they run and get ready to attack me.
5 And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
Yahweh my God, commander of the armies of heaven, the one we Israelis [worship], arise and punish the [ungodly/heathen people of] all the nations; do not be merciful to those [wicked people] who have (acted treacherously toward/secretly planned to harm) us.
6 They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
They return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs [SIM] as they prowl around this city.
7 Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
They loudly say terrible things; they say [MTY] many things that [injure people like] [MET] swords do, but they think, “No one will [RHQ] hear us!”
8 But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
But Yahweh, you laugh at them. You (scoff at/ridicule) the [people of the pagan] nations.
9 will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
God, I have confidence in you because you are very strong; you are my refuge.
10 [As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
Because you love me, you will come to save me; you will allow me to watch while you defeat my enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
But do not kill them [immediately] in order that my people will not forget [how you punished them]! [Instead], Lord, [you who are like a] shield [that protects us] [MET], scatter them by your power, and [then] defeat them.
12 [For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
Because what they say [MTY] is sinful, allow them to be trapped for being proud. Because they are [always] cursing and telling lies,
13 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)
because you are angry, get rid of them; destroy them completely in order that people will know that you rule over us, your Israeli people, and that you rule over all the earth.
14 They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
My enemies return each evening, snarling like [vicious] dogs as they prowl around this city.
15 They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.
16 But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
But [as for me], I will sing about your power; [every] morning I will sing joyfully about your faithfully loving [us]. I will sing about how you protected me when I was [very] distressed.
17 [You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
God, you are the one who enables me to be strong; you are my refuge; you faithfully love me.
