Psalms 59
1 To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A precious Psalm of David. When Saul sent, and they watched the house, to kill him. Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:
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 Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;
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 For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake, to visit all the nations, Do not show favour to any iniquitous traitors. (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 grow like a dog, And go round the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For [say they], Who 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 Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, wilt laugh at them, Thou wilt mock at all nations.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 My God of lovingkindness, will come to meet me, God, will let me look on mine adversaries.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Cause them to wander by thy strength, and prostrate them, [Thou] our shield, O Lord!
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 The sin of their mouth, The word of their lips, Let them then be captured in their pride, Both for the oath and for the deception they record.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 Bring to a full end in wrath, Bring to a full end, that they be no more, —That men may know that, God, is ruling 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 Let them return, then, at evening, Let them growl like a dog, And go round the city.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They, may prowl about for food, —And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 But, I, will sing thy power, And will shout aloud, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, —For thou has become a refuge for me, And a place to flee to 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 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower, my God of lovingkindness.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
