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
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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