Psalms 59
1 Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when Saul sent and watched his house, in order to execute him. Rescue me from my enemies, my God, and free me from those who rise up against me.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2 Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3 For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
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 And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity.
They run and prepare themselves without my fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
5 Rise up to meet me, and see: even you, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Reach out to visit all nations. Do not take pity on all those who work iniquity.
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 will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
They return at evening. They howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”
Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for they say, Who hears?
8 And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
But thou, O Jehovah, will laugh at them. Thou will have all the nations in derision.
9 I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
O my strength, I will give heed to thee, for God is my high tower.
10 My God, his mercy will precede me.
My God with his loving kindness will meet me. God will let me look upon my enemies.
11 God will oversee my enemies for me. Do not slay them, lest at times my people may forget them. Scatter them by your virtue. And depose them, O Lord, my protector,
Kill them not, lest my people forget. Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield,
12 by the offense of their mouth and by the speech of their lips. And may they be caught in their arrogance. And, for their cursing and lying, they will be made known
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 at the consummation, in the fury of the consummation, and so they will be no more. And they will know that God will rule over Jacob, even to the ends of the earth.
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)
14 They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They will be dispersed in order to gnaw, and truly, when they will not have been satisfied, they will murmur.
They shall wander up and down for food, and tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will sing your strength, and I will extol your mercy, in the morning. For you have been my supporter and my refuge in the day of my tribulation.
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.
17 To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy.
To thee, O my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
