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.
“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 them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliver me from the doers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood!
3 For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
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 Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; 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.
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 shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, 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! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
9 I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
10 My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my 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 cast 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,
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 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 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 They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, 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 about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
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, 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, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
