Psalms 59
1 To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not,' by David. — A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.
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 workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
3 For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity.
5 And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (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 turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
7 Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”
8 And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
9 O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.
I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
10 God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
My God, his mercy will precede me.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O 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 The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
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 in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling 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 And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
15 They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.
They will be dispersed in order to gnaw, and truly, when they will not have been satisfied, they will murmur.
16 And I — I sing [of] Thy strength, And I sing at morn [of] Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
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 O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy.
