Psalms 59
1 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.
God, save me from my enemies! Protect me from those who want to attack me!
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Rescue me from men who want to do what is wicked, men who are murderers!
3 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.
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 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to help me, and behold.
It is not because I have committed any sin [against them] that they run and get ready to attack me.
5 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)
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 at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.
They return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs [SIM] as they prowl around this city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?
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 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
But Yahweh, you laugh at them. You (scoff at/ridicule) the [people of the pagan] nations.
9 [Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defense.
God, I have confidence in you because you are very strong; you are my refuge.
10 The God of my mercy will succor me: God will let me see [my desire] upon my enemies.
Because you love me, you will come to save me; you will allow me to watch while you defeat my enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O LORD our shield.
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 [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.
Because what they say [MTY] is sinful, allow them to be trapped for being proud. Because they are [always] cursing and telling lies,
13 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)
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 And at evening let them return; [and] let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.
My enemies return each evening, snarling like [vicious] dogs as they prowl around this city.
15 Let them wander up and down for food, and grudge if they are not satisfied.
They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.
16 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.
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 To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God [is] my defense, [and] the God of my mercy.
God, you are the one who enables me to be strong; you are my refuge; you faithfully love me.
