Psalms 59
1 Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.
To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
3 For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:
For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
4 Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
5 Rise up thou to meet me, and behold: even thou, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Attend to visit all the nations: have no mercy on all them that work iniquity.
Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. (Selah)
6 They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
7 Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
9 I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:
Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.
10 My God, his mercy shall prevent me.
God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, — God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
11 God shall let me see over my enemies: slay them not, lest at any time my people forget. Scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my protector:
Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and lying they shall be talked of,
[Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.
13 When they are consumed: when they are consumed by thy wrath, and they shall be no more. And they shall know that God will rule Jacob, and all the ends of the earth.
Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.
They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.
But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.
Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
