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.
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from [those who] do wickedness and from men of blood save me.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
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.
For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.
4 Not iniquity they run! and they may be established awake! to meet me and see.
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help 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)
You, LORD God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. (Selah)
6 They return to evening they growl like dog so they may go around [the] city.
They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
7 Here! - they pour forth! with mouth their swords [are] on lips their for who? [is] hearing.
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
8 And you O Yahweh you laugh to them you mock all [the] nations.
But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
9 Strength his to you I will watch for God [is] refuge my.
Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
10 [the] God of (Covenant loyalty my *Q(K)*) he will meet me God he will let look me on enemies my.
My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
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.
Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
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.
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.
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)
Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 So they may return to evening they growl like dog so they may go around [the] city.
At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
15 They (they make wander about! *Q(K)*) to eat if not they are satisfied and they passed [the] night.
They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
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 I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 O strength my to you I will sing praises for God [is] refuge my [the] God of covenant loyalty my.
To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
