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 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!
2 Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.
Deliver me from the doers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood!
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, lo! they lie in wait for my life; The mighty are gathered against me, Without any offence or fault of mine, O LORD!
4 For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.
Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; 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)
Do thou, O Jehovah, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations! Show no mercy to any wicked transgressors! (Pause)
6 They return at evening, They grow like a dog, And go round the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, 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! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
8 Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, wilt laugh at them, Thou wilt mock at all nations.
Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
9 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower.
O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
10 My God of lovingkindness, will come to meet me, God, will let me look on mine adversaries.
My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my 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 my people forget; Scatter them by thy power, and cast them down, O Lord, our shield!
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.
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!
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)
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)
14 Let them return, then, at evening, Let them growl like a dog, And go round the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
15 They, may prowl about for food, —And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!
Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
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 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.
17 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower, my God of lovingkindness.
To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
