Psalms 59
1 For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; set me on high from them that rise up against me.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. (Selah)
And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more; and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 But as for me, I will sing of Thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning; for Thou hast been my high tower, and a refuge in the day of my distress.
But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
