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.
To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. When Saul sent and they did watch the house to kill him. O my God, deliuer mee from mine enemies: defend me from them that rise vp against me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and saue me from the bloody men.
3 For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
For loe, they haue layd waite for my soule: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine offence, nor for my sinne, O Lord.
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
They runne and prepare themselues without a fault on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and beholde.
5 And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
Euen thou, O Lord God of hostes, O God of Israel awake to visit all the heathen, and be not merciful vnto all that transgresse maliciously. (Selah)
6 They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
They goe to and from in the euening: they barke like dogs, and goe about the citie.
7 Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?
8 And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
9 O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.
He is strong: but I will waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
10 God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,
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.
For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that they speake.
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)
Consume them in thy wrath: consume them that they be no more: and let them knowe that God ruleth in Iaakob, euen vnto the ends of the world. (Selah)
14 And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.
15 They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.
They shall runne here and there for meate: and surely they shall not be satisfied, though they tary all night.
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 wil sing of thy power, and will prayse thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
Vnto thee, O my Strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my mercifull God.
