Psalms 59
1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] 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.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty gather themselves together against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake thou to help me, and behold.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Even thou, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 They return at evening, they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 O my strength, I will wait upon thee: for God is my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
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.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
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)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 And at evening let them return, let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall wander up and down for meat and tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 But 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.
But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
