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.
To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not,' by David. — A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
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, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
4 Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold.
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
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 Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
They turn back at evening, They make a noise 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?'
Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
8 But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.
And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
9 Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.
O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.
10 The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
God doth go before me, He causeth me to look 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 my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
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.
The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
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)
Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;
And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
15 They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.
They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they 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.
And I — I sing [of] Thy strength, And I sing at morn [of] Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
17 O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
