Psalms 59
59
Protect Me
For the Pure and Shining One
King David’s song of instruction composed when Saul set an ambush for him at his home # 59 This incident is recorded in 1 Sam. 19:11–18.
To the tune of “Do Not Destroy”
1My God, protect me!
Keep me safe from all my enemies, for they’re coming to kill me.
Put me in a high place out of their reach—
a place so high that these assassins will never find me.
2Save me from these murdering men, these bloodthirsty killers.
3See how they set an ambush for my life.
They’re fierce men ready to launch their attack against me.
O Lord, I’m innocent; protect me!
4I’ve done nothing to deserve this,
yet they are already plotting together to kill me.
Arise, Lord, see what they’re scheming, and come and meet with me.
5Awaken, O God of Israel!
Commander of Angel Armies,
arise to punish these treacherous people who oppose you!
Don’t go soft on these hard-core killers!
Pause in his presence
6After dark they came to spy, sneaking around the city,
snarling, prowling like a pack of stray dogs in the night—
7boiling over with rage, shouting out their curses,
convinced that they’ll never get caught.
8But you, Lord, break out laughing at their plans,
amused by their arrogance, scoffing at their sinful ways.
9My strength is found when I wait upon you.
Watch over me, God, for you are my mountain fortress;
you set me on high!
10The God of passionate love will meet with me.
My God will empower me to rise in triumph over my foes.
11Don’t kill them; stagger them all with a vivid display of power
and scatter them with your armies of angels,
O mighty God, our protector!
Use your awesome power to make them wanderers and vagabonds
and then bring them down.
12They are nothing but proud, cursing liars.
They sin in every word they speak, boasting in their blasphemies!
13May your wrath be kindled to destroy them; finish them off!
Make an end of them and their deeds until they are no more!
Let them all know and learn
that God is the ruler over Jacob,
the God-King over all the earth!
Pause in his presence
14Here they come again—
prowling, growling like a pack of stray dogs in the city.
15Drifting, devouring, and coming in for the kill,
they refuse to sleep until they’ve eaten their fill.
16But as for me, your strength shall be my song of joy.
At each and every sunrise, my lyrics of your love will fill the air!
For you have been my glory-fortress,
a stronghold in my day of distress.
17O my strength, I sing with joy your praises.
O my stronghold, I sing with joy your song!
O my Savior, I sing with joy the lyrics of your faithful love for me!
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PSALM 59
1 To the overcomer, lose thou not the seemly song of David, when Saul sent men and kept the house, to slay him. My God, deliver thou me from mine enemies; and deliver thou me from them that rise against me.
2Deliver thou me from them that work wickedness; and save thou me from men-quellers.
3For lo! they have taken my soul; strong men fell in on me. Neither for my wickedness, neither for my sin;
4Lord, I ran without wickedness, and dressed my works. Rise up into my meeting, and see;
5and thou, Lord God of virtues, art God of Israel. Give thou attention to visit all folks; do thou not mercy to all that work wickedness.
6They shall be turned at eventide, and they as dogs shall suffer hunger; and they shall compass, that is, go abegging in, the city.
7Lo! they shall speak in their mouth, and a sword in their lips; for who heard?
8And thou, Lord, shalt scorn them; thou shalt bring all folks to nought.
9I shall keep my strength to thee; for God is mine up-taker,
10my God, his mercy shall come before me. God showed to me my desire on mine enemies,
11slay thou not them; lest any time my peoples forget. Scatter thou them in thy virtue; and, Lord, my defender, put thou them down.
12 Put down the trespass of their mouth, and the word of their lips; and be they taken in their pride. And of cursing and of leasing; they shall be showed in the ending.
13In the ire of ending, and they shall not be; and they shall know, that the Lord shall be Lord of Jacob, and of the ends of earth.
14They shall be turned at eventide, and they as dogs shall suffer hunger; and they shall compass, that is, go abegging in, the city.
15They shall be scattered abroad, for to eat; soothly if they be not [ful] filled, and they shall grutch.
16But I shall sing of thy strength; and early I shall enhance thy mercy. For thou art made mine up-taker; and my refuge, in the day of my tribulation.
17Mine helper, I shall sing to thee; for thou art God, mine up-taker, my God, my mercy.
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