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.
“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 Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
Deliver me from the doers 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, lo! they lie in wait for my life; The mighty are gathered against me, Without any offence or fault of mine, O LORD!
4 They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.
Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; Awake to help 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)
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 goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, 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! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
9 He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
10 My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.
My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my 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; Scatter them by thy power, and cast 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.
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 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)
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 And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, 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.
Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
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 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 Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my mercifull God.
To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
