Psalms 59
1 For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David, concerning the time Saul sent out soldiers to watch David's house in order to kill him. Rescue me from my enemies, God! Protect me from those who are attacking me!
To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. When Saul sent and they did watch the house to kill him. O my God, deliuer mee from mine enemies: defend me from them that rise vp against me.
2 Rescue me from these evil people! Save me from these murderers!
Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
3 See how they're lying in wait to kill me! Powerful men are gathered against me, Lord, even though I have not sinned or done anything wrong.
For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.
4 Even though I'm not guilty they hurry to prepare an attack on me. Please stand up, come and help me, and see what's going on.
They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.
5 You are God, the Lord Almighty, God of Israel. Stand up, and punish all the nations. Don't have any mercy on these evil traitors. (Selah)
Euen thou, O Lord God of hostes, O God of Israel awake to visit all the heathen, and be not merciful vnto all that transgresse maliciously. (Selah)
6 In the evening they return, snarling like dogs as they roam around the city.
They goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.
7 See what evil talk comes pouring out of their mouths! Words sharp as swords, for they say to themselves, “Who can hear us?”
Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?
8 But you, Lord, you laugh at them; you pour scorn on all the nations.
But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
9 You are my strength! I will look to you, God, for you are the one who protects me.
He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
10 In his trustworthy love, God will come and save me. He will show me how my enemies are defeated.
My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.
11 Don't kill them right away, otherwise my people will quickly forget what you have done. By your power make them stagger around and then fall down, Lord our protection.
Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,
12 Let them be caught out by the evil things they say, the words they proudly speak—brought down by their curses and the lies they tell!
For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that they speake.
13 Destroy them in your anger! Destroy them completely! Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel!
Consume them in thy wrath: consume them that they be no more: and let them knowe that God ruleth in Iaakob, euen vnto the ends of the world. (Selah)
14 In the evening they return, snarling like dogs as they roam around the city.
And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.
15 They wander around, looking for things to eat, and howl when they're not satisfied.
They shall runne here and there for meate: and surely they shall not be satisfied, though they tary all night.
16 But I will sing of your strength; in the morning I will sing for joy about your trustworthy love. For you have been my protection; my place of safety in my time of trouble.
But I wil sing of thy power, and will prayse thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 You are my strength, I sing praises to you, for you are the one who protects me—the God who shows me his trustworthy love!
Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my mercifull God.
