Psalms 59
1 For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Rescue me from my enemies, my God; set me on high away from those who rise up against me.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Keep me safe from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, see, they wait in ambush to take my life. The powerful men gather themselves together against me, but not because of my transgression or my sin, Yahweh.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 They prepare to run at me although I am without fault; awake and help me and see.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise and punish all the nations; do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 They return at evening, they howl like dogs and go around the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 See, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for they say, “Who hears us?”
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 God, my strength, I will pay attention to you; you are my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 My God will meet me with his covenant faithfulness; God will let me see my desire on my enemies.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and make them fall, Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 For the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be captured in their pride, and for the curses and lies that they express.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them so that they will be no more; let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 At evening they return, howling like dogs going around the city.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They wander about looking for food and they growl like a dog if they are not satisfied.
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 But I will sing about your strength, and in the morning I will sing about your steadfast love! For you have been my high tower and a refuge in the day of my distress.
But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises; for God is my high tower, the God of covenant faithfulness.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
