Psalms 59
1 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.
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD.
4 Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to help me, and behold.
5 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.
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
6 They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defence.
10 My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
11 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:
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 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,
[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 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.
Consume [them] in wrath, consume [them], that they [may] not [be: ] and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
And at evening let them return; [and] let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 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.
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God [is] my defence, [and] the God of my mercy.
