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.
For the Leader; 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 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 men of blood.
3 For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity.
Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; 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.
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. (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 who doth hear?'
8 And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.
9 I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.
10 My God, his mercy will precede me.
The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
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, make them wander to and fro 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, that they be no more; and let them 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 they return at evening, they 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 wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.
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 mercy in the morning; for Thou hast 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.
O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
