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.
To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that 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 men of blood.
3 For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered 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 to meet 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.
Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. (Selah)
6 They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
They return in the 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 who [say they] doth hear?
8 And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
9 I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
10 My God, his mercy will precede me.
God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, — God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine 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,
Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, 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
[Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of 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.
Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto 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 in the evening they shall return, they shall 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 about for meat, and stay 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 as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy.
Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
