Psalms 59
1 God, save me from my enemies! Protect me from those who want to attack me!
For the Leader; 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.
2 Rescue me from men who want to do what is wicked, men who are murderers!
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
3 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!
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 It is not because I have committed any sin [against them] that they run and get ready to attack me.
Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold.
5 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.
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, arouse Thyself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to any iniquitous traitors. (Selah)
6 They return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs [SIM] as they prowl around this city.
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 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!”
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'
8 But Yahweh, you laugh at them. You (scoff at/ridicule) the [people of the pagan] nations.
But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.
9 God, I have confidence in you because you are very strong; you are my refuge.
Because of his strength, I will wait for Thee; for God is my high tower.
10 Because you love me, you will come to save me; you will allow me to watch while you defeat my enemies.
The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will let me gaze upon mine adversaries.
11 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.
Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 Because what they say [MTY] is sinful, allow them to be trapped for being proud. Because they are [always] cursing and telling lies,
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.
13 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.
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)
14 My enemies return each evening, snarling like [vicious] dogs as they prowl around this city.
And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;
15 They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.
They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.
16 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.
But as for me, 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.
17 God, you are the one who enables me to be strong; you are my refuge; you faithfully love me.
O my strength, unto Thee will I sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
