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
Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.
For the music director; set to #59:0 Lit Do Not DestroyAl-tashheth. A #59:0 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, #59:0 1 Sam 19:11when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.
1Rescue me from my enemies, my God;
# 59:1 Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2Rescue me from those who practice injustice,
And save me from men of bloodshed.
3For behold, they have #59:3 Or lain in waitset an ambush for my #59:3 Lit soullife;
# 59:3 Or Strong Fierce men attack me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord,
4 # 59:4 Lit Without guilt For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me.
Stir Yourself to #59:4 Lit meethelp me, and see!
5You, Lord God of armies, the God of Israel,
Awake to #59:5 Lit visitpunish all the nations;
Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah
6They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And prowl around the city.
7Behold, they gush forth with their mouths;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”
8But You, Lord, laugh at them;
You scoff at all the nations.
9¶Because of #59:9 LXX, some mss and some ancient versions my strength (cf. v 17)his strength I will watch for You,
For God is my refuge.
10 # 59:10 Many mss and some ancient versions The God of my faithfulness My God in His faithfulness will meet me;
God will let me look triumphantly upon my enemies.
11Do not kill them, or my people will forget;
# 59:11 Or Make them wander Scatter them by Your power and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.
12 # 59:12 Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, On account of the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
May they even be caught in their pride,
And on account of curses and lies which they tell.
13 # 59:13 Lit Bring to an end Destroy them in wrath, #59:13 Lit Bring to an enddestroy them so that they will no longer exist;
So that people may know that God #59:13 Or is Rulerrules in Jacob,
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And prowl around the city.
15They wander about #59:15 Lit to eatfor food
And #59:15 Another reading is linger all nightmurmur if they are not satisfied.
16¶But as for me, I will sing of Your strength;
Yes, I will joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the morning,
For You have been my refuge
And a place of refuge on the day of my distress.
17My strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my refuge, the #59:17 Lit God of my favorGod who shows me favor.
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