Psalms 59
1 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.
Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 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.
For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
5 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)
Rise up thou to meet me, and behold: even thou, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Attend to visit all the nations: have no mercy on all them that work iniquity.
6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?
Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?
8 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
9 Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
10 God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, — God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
God shall let me see over my enemies: slay them not, lest at any time my people forget. Scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my protector:
12 [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.
For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and lying they shall be talked of,
13 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)
When they are consumed: when they are consumed by thy wrath, and they shall be no more. And they shall know that God will rule Jacob, and all the ends of the earth.
14 And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
15 They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.
They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.
16 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.
But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
