< 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 leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Save me, O God, from my enemies; secure me from my assailants.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood.
Save me from those who do wrong, save me from the bloodthirsty.
3 For behold, they laid wait for my soul, Strong ones are assembled against me, Not my transgression nor my sin, O YHWH.
For see! They lay ambush for me, strong men are banded against me not for sin or transgression of mine, for no guilt of mine, O Lord,
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
they run and make ready. Awake! Come forth to meet me, and see!
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)
You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, awake! And punish the proud, every one; spare none of the traitors vile. (Selah)
6 They return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go around the city.
At evening they come, and, howling like dogs, make their round in the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”
Look at their venomous mouths, tongues like swords, they think no one hears them.
8 And You, O YHWH, laugh at them, You mock at all the nations.
But you, Lord, laugh at them, you mock all the insolent.
9 O my Strength, to You I take heed, For God [is] my tower—the God of my kindness.
My strength, I will sing to you, for God is my sure retreat.
10 God goes before me, He causes me to look on my enemies.
My God with his love will meet me, and feast my eyes on my foes.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Shake them by Your strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest my people forget, let your hosts keep them roaming and wandering.
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.
In their sinful speech snare them, O Lord; and may they be trapped in their pride, for the curses and lies that 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)
In your wrath make a clean end of them, that people, to the ends of the earth, may know that God rules in Jacob. (Selah)
14 And they return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go around the city.
At evening they come, and, howling like dogs, make their round in the city.
15 They wander for food, If they are not satisfied—then they murmur.
They roam about for a feast, and snarl, if they get not their fill.
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 might; I will ring out your love in the morning. For to me you have been a sure refuge, a retreat in the day of my trouble.
17 O my Strength, I sing praise to You, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
My strength, I will sing praise to you, for God is my sure retreat, my faithful God.

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