Psalms 59
59
PSALM 59
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith,
Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
1My God, deliver me from those
that are mine enemies;
And do thou me defend from those
that up against me rise.
2Do thou deliver me from them
that work iniquity;
And give me safety from the men
of bloody cruelty.
3For, lo, they for my soul lay wait:
the mighty do combine
Against me, Lord; not for my fault,
nor any sin of mine.
4They run, and, without fault in me,
themselves do ready make:
Awake to meet me with thy help;
and do thou notice take.
5Awake therefore, Lord God of hosts,
thou God of Israel,
To visit heathen all: spare none
that wickedly rebel.
6At ev'ning they go to and fro;
they make great noise and sound,
Like to a dog, and often walk
about the city round.
7Behold, they belch out with their mouth,
and in their lips are swords:
For they do say thus, Who is he
that now doth hear our words?
8But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them,
and all the heathen mock.
9While he's in pow'r I'll wait on thee;
for God is my high rock.
10He of my mercy that is God
betimes shall me prevent;
Upon mine en'mies God shall let
me see mine heart's content.
11Them slay not, lest my folk forget;
but scatter them abroad
By thy strong pow'r; and bring them down,
O thou our shield and God.
12For their mouth's sin, and for the words
that from their lips do fly,
Let them be taken in their pride;
because they curse and lie.
13In wrath consume them, them consume,
that so they may not be:
And that in Jacob God doth rule
to th' earth's ends let them see.
14At ev'ning let thou them return,
making great noise and sound,
Like to a dog, and often walk
about the city round.
15And let them wander up and down,
in seeking food to eat;
And let them grudge when they shall not
be satisfy'd with meat.
16But of thy pow'r I'll sing aloud;
at morn thy mercy praise:
For thou to me my refuge wast,
and tow'r, in troublous days.
17O God, thou art my strength, I will
sing praises unto thee;
For God is my defence, a God
of mercy unto me.
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Psalms 59
59
A Prayer for Protection
For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy.
Of David. A miktam.
When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.
Protect#The sense is that of making something inaccessibly high, like a fortress me from those who rise up against me.
2Deliver me from workers of iniquity,
and from men of bloodshed save me.
3For look, they lie in wait for my life.#Hebrew “soul”
The mighty attack#Or “stir up strife” against me,
not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.
4Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves.
Awake to meet me and see.
5And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations.
Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6They return at evening; they howl like dogs#Hebrew “dog”
while they prowl the city.
7Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.
Swords are on their lips,
for they say, “Who hears?”
8But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them;
you will mock all the nations.
9O my strength,#Reading with a few Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX, Targum and v. 18 I will watch for you,
because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.
10My#According to the reading tradition (Qere), some Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX God of loyal love will meet me;
God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
11Do not kill them, lest my people forget.
Make them to wander by your power,
and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
even in their pride, let them be trapped,
and for the curses#Hebrew “curse” and lies#Hebrew “lie” they proclaim.
13Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more,
so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
14They return at evening; they howl like dogs#Hebrew “dog”
while they prowl the city.
15As for them, they wander for food.
If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.#Or “then they growl”
16But as for me, I will sing of your strength,
and I will hail your loyal love in the morning,
because you have been my high stronghold
and a refuge in my time#Literally “day” of trouble.
17O my strength, to you I will give praise,
because God is my high stronghold,
my God of loyal love.
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