Tehillim (Psalms) 59
59
1Deliver me from my enemies, O my Elohim; Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
2Deliver me from the workers of wickedness, And save me from men of blood.
3For look, they have lain in wait for my life; Mighty men assemble against me, For no transgression or sin of mine, O יהוה,
4For no guilt of mine! They run and prepare themselves. Awake to help me, and see!
5And You, יהוה Elohim of hosts, Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, Awake to punish all the nations; Show no favour to any wicked traitors. Selah.
6They return at evening, They howl like a dog, And go around the city.
7See, they belch out with their mouth, Swords are in their lips, For who is listening?
8But You, יהוה, laugh at them, You mock all the nations.
9O my Strength, I wait for You; For Elohim is my strong tower.
10My Elohim of loving-commitment, Elohim does go before me. He lets me look upon my enemies.
11Do not kill them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O יהוה our shield.
12The sin of their mouth is the words of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And for the cursing and lying they utter.
13Bring them to an end in wrath, Bring them to an end, That they be no more; And let them know That Elohim is ruling in Ya‛aqoḇ To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14And at evening they return, They howl like a dog, And go around the city.
15They wander up and down for food, And whine if they are not satisfied.
16And I, I sing of Your power; And in the morning I sing aloud of Your loving-commitment; For You have been my strong tower And a refuge in the day of my distress.
17O my Strength, to You I sing praises; For Elohim is my strong tower, My Elohim of loving-commitment.
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Psalm 59
59
Deliver Me from My Enemies
To the choirmaster: according to #Ps. 57, title Do Not Destroy. A #Ps. 16, title Miktam#59:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, #[1 Sam. 19:11]when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
1 #
Ps. 143:9; [Ps. 18:48] Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
# See Ps. 20:1 protect me from those who #See Ps. 17:7rise up against me;
2deliver me from #Ps. 94:4 those who work evil,
and save me from #Ps. 5:6bloodthirsty men.
3For behold, they #Ps. 10:9 lie in wait for my life;
fierce men #See Ps. 56:6 stir up strife against me.
#
1 Sam. 24:11; [Ps. 7:3; 69:4] For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
# See Ps. 35:23 Awake, come to meet me, and see!
5You, #Ps. 80:4; 84:8Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6Each evening they #[Ps. 22:16]come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
7There they are, #Prov. 15:2, 28; [Ps. 94:4] bellowing with their mouths
with #See Ps. 57:4 swords in their lips—
for #See Job 22:13“Who,” they think,#59:7 Hebrew lacks they think “will hear us?”
8But you, O Lord, #See Ps. 2:4laugh at them;
you hold all the nations in derision.
9O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are #ver. 16, 17; See Ps. 9:9my fortress.
10 # ver. 17 My God in his steadfast love#59:10 Or The God who shows me steadfast love #Ps. 21:3 will meet me;
God will let me #See Ps. 54:7look in triumph on my enemies.
11Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter#59:11 Or wander by your power and #See Ps. 55:23 bring them down,
O Lord, our #See Ps. 3:3shield!
12For #See Prov. 12:13the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
13 # [Ps. 7:9] consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may #Ps. 83:18 know that God rules over Jacob
to #Ps. 22:27the ends of the earth. Selah
14 # [Ps. 22:16] Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
15They #Ps. 109:10; Job 15:23wander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.
16But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me #ver. 9 a fortress
and #2 Sam. 22:3 a refuge in #Ps. 18:6the day of my distress.
17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, #[See ver. 16 above] are my fortress,
# ver. 10 the God who shows me steadfast love.
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