Psalms 59
1 God, save me from my enemies! Protect me from those who want to attack me!
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam 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 men who want to do what is wicked, men who are murderers!
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
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 mighty are gathered 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.
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake 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, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
6 They return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs [SIM] as they prowl around this city.
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go 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, [say they], 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 heathen in derision.
9 God, I have confidence in you because you are very strong; you are my refuge.
[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defense.
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 succor me: God will let me see [my desire] upon my enemies.
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: scatter them 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 [may] not [be]: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 My enemies return each evening, snarling like [vicious] dogs as they prowl around this city.
And at evening let them return; [and] let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.
15 They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.
Let them wander up and down for food, and grudge if they are not satisfied.
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 I will sing of thy power; yes, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 God, you are the one who enables me to be strong; you are my refuge; you faithfully love me.
To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God [is] my defense, [and] the God of my mercy.
