Psalms 59
1 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.
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.
2 Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
3 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.
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.
4 They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
5 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)
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)
6 They goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.
They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
7 Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
9 He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
10 My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.
God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, — God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,
Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 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.
[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.
13 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)
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)
14 And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.
And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall runne here and there for meate: and surely they shall not be satisfied, though they tary all night.
They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.
16 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.
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.
17 Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my mercifull God.
Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
