Psalms 59
1 to/for to conduct Do Not Destroy Do Not Destroy to/for David Miktam in/on/with to send: depart Saul and to keep: guard [obj] [the] house: home to/for to die him to rescue me from enemy my God my from to arise: attack me to exalt me
For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David, concerning the time Saul sent out soldiers to watch David's house in order to kill him. Rescue me from my enemies, God! Protect me from those who are attacking me!
2 to rescue me from to work evil: wickedness and from human blood to save me
Rescue me from these evil people! Save me from these murderers!
3 for behold to ambush to/for soul: life my to quarrel upon me strong not transgression my and not sin my LORD
See how they're lying in wait to kill me! Powerful men are gathered against me, Lord, even though I have not sinned or done anything wrong.
4 without iniquity: crime to run: run [emph?] and to establish: prepare to rouse [emph?] to/for to encounter: meet me and to see: see
Even though I'm not guilty they hurry to prepare an attack on me. Please stand up, come and help me, and see what's going on.
5 and you(m. s.) LORD God Hosts God Israel to awake [emph?] to/for to reckon: punish all [the] nation not be gracious all to act treacherously evil: wickedness (Selah)
You are God, the Lord Almighty, God of Israel. Stand up, and punish all the nations. Don't have any mercy on these evil traitors. (Selah)
6 to return: return to/for evening to roar like/as dog and to turn: surround city
In the evening they return, snarling like dogs as they roam around the city.
7 behold to bubble [emph?] in/on/with lip their sword in/on/with lips their for who? to hear: hear
See what evil talk comes pouring out of their mouths! Words sharp as swords, for they say to themselves, “Who can hear us?”
8 and you(m. s.) LORD to laugh to/for them to mock to/for all nation
But you, Lord, you laugh at them; you pour scorn on all the nations.
9 strength his to(wards) you to keep: look at for God high refuge my
You are my strength! I will look to you, God, for you are the one who protects me.
10 God (kindness my *QK) to meet me God to see: see me in/on/with enemy my
In his trustworthy love, God will come and save me. He will show me how my enemies are defeated.
11 not to kill them lest to forget people my to shake them in/on/with strength your and to go down them shield our Lord
Don't kill them right away, otherwise my people will quickly forget what you have done. By your power make them stagger around and then fall down, Lord our protection.
12 sin lip their word lips their and to capture in/on/with pride their and from oath and from lie to recount
Let them be caught out by the evil things they say, the words they proudly speak—brought down by their curses and the lies they tell!
13 to end: destroy in/on/with rage to end: destroy and nothing they and to know for God to rule in/on/with Jacob to/for end [the] land: country/planet (Selah)
Destroy them in your anger! Destroy them completely! Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel!
14 and to return: return to/for evening to roar like/as dog and to turn: surround city
In the evening they return, snarling like dogs as they roam around the city.
15 they(masc.) (to shake [emph?] *QK) to/for to eat if not to satisfy and to grumble
They wander around, looking for things to eat, and howl when they're not satisfied.
16 and I to sing strength your and to sing to/for morning kindness your for to be high refuge to/for me and refuge in/on/with day to distress to/for me
But I will sing of your strength; in the morning I will sing for joy about your trustworthy love. For you have been my protection; my place of safety in my time of trouble.
17 strength my to(wards) you to sing for God high refuge my God kindness my
You are my strength, I sing praises to you, for you are the one who protects me—the God who shows me his trustworthy love!
