Psalms 59
1 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.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 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.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 You, LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. (Selah)
And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 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.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 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)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 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.
But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
