Psalms 59
1 “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!
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the doers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood!
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3 For, lo! they lie in wait for my life; The mighty are gathered against me, Without any offence or fault of mine, O LORD!
For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.
4 Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; Awake to help me, and behold!
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
5 Do thou, O Jehovah, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations! Show no mercy to any wicked transgressors! (Pause)
You, LORD God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. (Selah)
6 Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
7 Behold! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
8 Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
9 O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
10 My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my enemies.
My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget; Scatter them by thy power, and cast them down, O Lord, our shield!
Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
12 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!
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.
13 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)
Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
15 Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
16 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.
But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
