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.
“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.” Deliver me from my enemies, O my God! 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 the doers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood!
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, lo! they lie in wait for my life; The mighty are gathered against me, Without any offence or fault of mine, O LORD!
4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; Awake to help me, and behold!
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)
Do thou, O Jehovah, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations! Show no mercy to any wicked transgressors! (Pause)
6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And 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! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
8 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
9 Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
10 God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, — God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
Slay them not, lest my people forget; Scatter them by thy power, and cast them down, O Lord, our shield!
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.
The word of their lips is the sin of their mouth; Let them be overtaken in their pride, For the curses and the falsehood which they utter!
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)
Consume them in thy wrath; consume them that they be no more, That they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, Even to the ends of the earth! (Pause)
14 And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
15 They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.
Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
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 of thy power; Yea, in the morning will I sing aloud of thy mercy; For thou hast been my defence, My refuge in the day of my distress.
17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
