Psalms 59
1 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.
Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when Saul sent and watched his house, in order to execute him. Rescue me from my enemies, my God, and free me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
3 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.
For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity.
5 You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. (Selah)
Rise up to meet me, and see: even you, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Reach out to visit all nations. Do not take pity on all those who work iniquity.
6 They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”
8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
9 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
10 My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
My God, his mercy will precede me.
11 Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
God will oversee my enemies for me. Do not slay them, lest at times my people may forget them. Scatter them by your virtue. And depose them, O Lord, my protector,
12 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.
by the offense of their mouth and by the speech of their lips. And may they be caught in their arrogance. And, for their cursing and lying, they will be made known
13 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)
at the consummation, in the fury of the consummation, and so they will be no more. And they will know that God will rule over Jacob, even to the ends of the earth.
14 At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
They will be dispersed in order to gnaw, and truly, when they will not have been satisfied, they will murmur.
16 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.
But I will sing your strength, and I will extol your mercy, in the morning. For you have been my supporter and my refuge in the day of my tribulation.
17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy.
