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.
“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm 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!
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
Deliver me from the doers of 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, lo! they lie in wait for my life; The mighty are gathered against me, Without any offence or fault of mine, O LORD!
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
Without any offence of mine, they run and prepare themselves; Awake to help me, and behold!
5 And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
Do thou, O Jehovah, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations! Show no mercy to any wicked transgressors! (Pause)
6 They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
7 Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
Behold! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
8 And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
Yet thou, O LORD! wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt hold all the nations in derision!
9 O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower — the God of my kindness.
O my Strength! to thee will I look! For God is my defence;
10 God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my 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, lest my people forget; Scatter them by thy power, and cast them down, 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.
The word of their lips is the sin of their mouth; Let them be overtaken in their pride, For the curses and the falsehood which they utter!
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, That they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, Even to the ends of the earth! (Pause)
14 And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
15 They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.
Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!
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 of thy power; Yea, in the morning will I sing aloud of thy mercy; For thou hast been my defence, My refuge in the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
To thee, O my Strength! will I sing! For God is my defence; a God of mercy to me.
