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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Psalms 59
59
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David: Michtam: when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:
Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;
The mighty gather themselves together against me:
Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4They run and prepare themselves without my fault:
Awake thou to help me, and behold.
5Even thou, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to visit all the heathen:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah
6They return at evening, they make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
7Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips:
For who, say they, doth hear?
8But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them;
Thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9O my strength, I will wait upon thee:
For God is my high tower.
10The God of my mercy shall prevent me:
God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11Slay them not, lest my people forget:
Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
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.
13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more:
And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob,
Unto the ends of the earth. Selah
14And at evening let them return, let them make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
15They shall wander up and down for meat
And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
16But I will sing of thy strength;
Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning:
For thou hast been my high tower,
And a refuge in the day of my distress.
17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:
For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
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