Psalms 59
1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam 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.
Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when Saul sent and watched his house, in order to execute him. Rescue me from my enemies, my God, and free me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
For behold, they have seized my soul. The strong have rushed upon me.
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
And it is neither my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord. I have run and gone directly, without iniquity.
5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. (Selah)
Rise up to meet me, and see: even you, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Reach out to visit all nations. Do not take pity on all those who work iniquity.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”
8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
I will guard my strength toward you, for you are God, my supporter.
10 The God of my mercy shall help me: God shall let me see my desire upon my enemies.
My God, his mercy will precede me.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
God will oversee my enemies for me. Do not slay them, lest at times my people may forget them. Scatter them by your virtue. And depose them, O Lord, my protector,
12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
by the offense of their mouth and by the speech of their lips. And may they be caught in their arrogance. And, for their cursing and lying, they will be made known
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob to the ends of the earth. (Selah)
at the consummation, in the fury of the consummation, and so they will be no more. And they will know that God will rule over Jacob, even to the ends of the earth.
14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.
They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.
15 Let them wander up and down for food, and murmur if they are not satisfied.
They will be dispersed in order to gnaw, and truly, when they will not have been satisfied, they will murmur.
16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
But I will sing your strength, and I will extol your mercy, in the morning. For you have been my supporter and my refuge in the day of my tribulation.
17 To thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
To you, my helper, I will sing psalms. For you are God, my supporter. My God is my mercy.
