Psalms 59
1 TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN SAUL’S SENDING, AND THEY WATCH THE HOUSE TO PUT HIM TO DEATH. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, Set me on high from my withstanders.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they laid wait for my soul, Strong ones are assembled against me, Not my transgression nor my sin, O YHWH.
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
5 And You, YHWH, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Do not favor any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
6 They return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go around the city.
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”
See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
8 And You, O YHWH, laugh at them, You mock at all the nations.
But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
9 O my Strength, to You I take heed, For God [is] my tower—the God of my kindness.
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
10 God goes before me, He causes me to look on my enemies.
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Shake them by Your strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And they recount from the curse and lying.
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
13 Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. (Selah)
Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
14 And they return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go around the city.
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
15 They wander for food, If they are not satisfied—then they murmur.
They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
16 And I sing of Your strength, And at morning I sing of Your kindness, For You have been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
17 O my Strength, I sing praise to You, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
