Psalms 59
1 To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death. Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.
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.
2 Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.
4 For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
5 You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah)
You, LORD God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. (Selah)
6 They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
7 See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
8 But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations.
But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
9 O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower.
Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
10 The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
11 Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.
Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,
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.
13 Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
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)
14 And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
15 Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.
They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
16 But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.
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.
17 To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.
To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
