Psalms 59
59
Psalm 59
For the choir director; al tashcheth; a miktam by David when Saul sent men to watch David’s home and kill him.
1Rescue me from my enemies, O my God.
Protect me from those who attack me.
2Rescue me from troublemakers.
Save me from bloodthirsty people.
3They lie in ambush for me right here!
Fierce men attack me, O Lord,
but not because of any disobedience,
4or any sin, or any guilt on my part.
They hurry to take positions against me.
Wake up, and help me; see ⌞for yourself⌟.
5O Lord God of Armies, God of Israel,
arise to punish all the nations.
Have no pity on any traitors. Selah
6They return in the evening.
They howl like dogs.
They prowl the city.
7See what pours out of their mouths—
swords from their lips!
⌞They think,⌟ “Who will hear us?”
8O Lord, you laugh at them.
You make fun of all the nations.
9O my strength, I watch for you!
God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
10God will come to meet me.
He will let me gloat over those who spy on me.
11Do not kill them.
Otherwise, my people may forget.
Make them wander aimlessly by your power.
Bring them down, O Lord, our shield,
12 ⌞because of⌟ the sins from their mouths
and the words on their lips.
Let them be trapped by their own arrogance
because they speak curses and lies.
13Destroy them in your rage.
Destroy them until not one of them is left.
Then they will know that God rules Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
14They return in the evening.
They howl like dogs.
They prowl the city.
15They wander around to find something to eat.
If they are not full enough,
they will stay all night.
16But I will sing about your strength.
In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy.
You have been my stronghold
and a place of safety in times of trouble.
17O my strength, I will make music to praise you!
God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
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Psalms 59
59
Psalm 59
For the music leader. Do not destroy. A miktam#59.0 Perhaps inscription of David, when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.
1Oh, my God, deliver me from my enemies;
put me out of reach from those who rise up against me.
2Deliver me from evildoers;
save me from the bloodthirsty.
3Look at how they lie in ambush for my life!
Powerful people are attacking me, LORD—
but not because of any error or sin of mine.
4They run and take their stand—
but not because of any fault of mine.
Get up when I cry out to you!
Look at what’s happening!
5You are the LORD God of heavenly forces,
the God of Israel!
Wake up and punish all the nations!
Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah
6They come back every evening,
growling like dogs,
prowling around the city.
7See what they belch out with their mouths:
swords are between their lips!
Who can listen to them?#59.7 Heb uncertain
8But you, LORD, laugh at them.
You mock all the nations.
9I keep looking for you, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.
10My loving God will come to meet me.
God will allow me to look down on my enemies.
11Don’t kill them, or my people might forget;
instead, by your power
shake them up and bring them down,
you who are our shield and my Lord.
12For the sin of their mouths,
the words that they speak,
let them be captured in their pride.
For the curses and lies they repeat,
13finish them off in anger;
finish them off until they are gone!
Then let it be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob. Selah
14They come back every evening,
growling like dogs,
prowling around the city.
15They roam about for food,
and if they don’t get their fill,
they stay all night.
16But me? I will sing of your strength!
In the morning I will shout out loud
about your faithful love
because you have been my stronghold,
my shelter when I was distraught.
17I will sing praises to you, my strength,
because God is my stronghold,
my loving God.
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