Psalms 59
1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of vain striving of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my rebellious breach of relationship, nor for my habitual sin ·missing the mark·, Adonai.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 I have done no depravities (moral evils), yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
5 You, Adonai Elohei Tzva'ot [Yahweh God Commander of heaven’s armies], the God of Israel [God prevails], rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the vain striving of iniquity traitors. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
6 They teshuvah ·completely return· at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For,” they say, “who sh'ma ·hears obeys· us?”
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?
8 But you, Adonai, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the heathen in derision.
9 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
Because of his strength will I wait upon you: for God is my defence.
10 My God will go before me with his chesed ·loving-kindness·. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11 Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 For the habitual sin ·missing the mark· of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.
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.
13 Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob [Supplanter], to the ends of the earth. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God rules in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 At evening let them teshuvah ·completely return·. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they are not satisfied.
Let them wander up and down for food, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your chesed ·loving-kindness· in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
But I will sing of your power; yea, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning: for you have been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To you, my strength, I will sing zahmar ·musical praise·. For God is my high tower, the God of my chesed ·loving-kindness·.
Unto you, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
