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.
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.
2 Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
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 have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
4 They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.
Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
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)
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.
6 They goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.
They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall 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 shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
9 He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
10 My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.
My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
11 Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,
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:
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.
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,
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)
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.
14 And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.
They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall 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 be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.
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 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.
17 Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my mercifull God.
Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
