Psalms 59
1 To the choirmaster al-tashcheth of David a miktam when sent Saul and people watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from enemies my - O God my from [those who] rise up against me may you set on high me.
God, save me from my enemies! Protect me from those who want to attack me!
2 Deliver me from [those who] do wickedness and from men of blood save me.
Rescue me from men who want to do what is wicked, men who are murderers!
3 For here! they lie in wait for life my they stir up trouble on me fierce [people] not transgression my and not sin my O Yahweh.
Look! They are waiting to kill me! Fierce men have gathered to assault me. Yahweh, they are doing that even though I have not done what is wrong!
4 Not iniquity they run! and they may be established awake! to meet me and see.
It is not because I have committed any sin [against them] that they run and get ready to attack me.
5 And you O Yahweh God of - hosts [the] God of Israel awake! to punish all the nations may not you show favor to all [those who] act treacherously of wickedness (Selah)
Yahweh my God, commander of the armies of heaven, the one we Israelis [worship], arise and punish the [ungodly/heathen people of] all the nations; do not be merciful to those [wicked people] who have (acted treacherously toward/secretly planned to harm) us.
6 They return to evening they growl like dog so they may go around [the] city.
They return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs [SIM] as they prowl around this city.
7 Here! - they pour forth! with mouth their swords [are] on lips their for who? [is] hearing.
They loudly say terrible things; they say [MTY] many things that [injure people like] [MET] swords do, but they think, “No one will [RHQ] hear us!”
8 And you O Yahweh you laugh to them you mock all [the] nations.
But Yahweh, you laugh at them. You (scoff at/ridicule) the [people of the pagan] nations.
9 Strength his to you I will watch for God [is] refuge my.
God, I have confidence in you because you are very strong; you are my refuge.
10 [the] God of (Covenant loyalty my *Q(K)*) he will meet me God he will let look me on enemies my.
Because you love me, you will come to save me; you will allow me to watch while you defeat my enemies.
11 May not you kill them - lest they should forget people my make wander about them by strength your and bring down them O shield our O Lord.
But do not kill them [immediately] in order that my people will not forget [how you punished them]! [Instead], Lord, [you who are like a] shield [that protects us] [MET], scatter them by your power, and [then] defeat them.
12 [the] sin of Mouth their [the] word of lips their and let them be caught in pride their and from a curse and from lying [which] they speak.
Because what they say [MTY] is sinful, allow them to be trapped for being proud. Because they are [always] cursing and telling lies,
13 Make an end in anger make an end and there not [will be] them so they may know that God [is] ruling over Jacob to [the] ends of the earth (Selah)
because you are angry, get rid of them; destroy them completely in order that people will know that you rule over us, your Israeli people, and that you rule over all the earth.
14 So they may return to evening they growl like dog so they may go around [the] city.
My enemies return each evening, snarling like [vicious] dogs as they prowl around this city.
15 They (they make wander about! *Q(K)*) to eat if not they are satisfied and they passed [the] night.
They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.
16 And I - I will sing strength your so I may sing for joy to the morning covenant loyalty your for you have been a refuge of me and a place of escape on [the] day [when] it is distress to me.
But [as for me], I will sing about your power; [every] morning I will sing joyfully about your faithfully loving [us]. I will sing about how you protected me when I was [very] distressed.
17 O strength my to you I will sing praises for God [is] refuge my [the] God of covenant loyalty my.
God, you are the one who enables me to be strong; you are my refuge; you faithfully love me.
