Psalm 59:title–61:8

Deliver Me from My Enemies

59 To the choirmaster: according to xDo Not Destroy. A yMiktam1 of David, zwhen Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

1  aDeliver me from my enemies, O my God;

bprotect me from those who crise up against me;

2  deliver me from dthose who work evil,

and save me from ebloodthirsty men.

3  For behold, they flie in wait for my life;

fierce men gstir up strife against me.

hFor no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

4  for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.

iAwake, come to meet me, and see!

5  You, jLord God of hosts, are God of Israel.

Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6  Each evening they kcome back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

7  There they are, lbellowing with their mouths

with mswords in their lips—

for n“Who,” they think,2 “will hear us?”

8  But you, O Lord, olaugh at them;

you hold all the nations in derision.

9  O my Strength, I will watch for you,

for you, O God, are pmy fortress.

10  qMy God in his steadfast love3 rwill meet me;

God will let me slook in triumph on my enemies.

11  Kill them not, lest my people forget;

make them totter4 by your power and tbring them down,

O Lord, our ushield!

12  For vthe sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,

let them be trapped in their pride.

For the cursing and lies that they utter,

13  wconsume them in wrath;

consume them till they are no more,

that they may xknow that God rules over Jacob

to ythe ends of the earth. Selah

14  zEach evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

15  They awander about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

16  But I will sing of your strength;

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been to me ba fortress

and ca refuge in dthe day of my distress.

17  O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,

for you, O God, bare my fortress,

ethe God who shows me steadfast love.

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

60 To the choirmaster: according to fShushan Eduth. A gMiktam1 of David; hfor instruction; when he istrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1  O God, jyou have rejected us, kbroken our defenses;

you have been angry; loh, restore us.

2  You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;

mrepair its breaches, for it totters.

3  nYou have made your people see hard things;

oyou have given us pwine to drink that made us stagger.

4  You have set up qa banner for those who fear you,

that they may flee to it rfrom the bow.2 Selah

5  sThat your tbeloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

6  God has spoken uin his holiness:3

“With exultation vI will divide up wShechem

and portion out the Vale of xSuccoth.

7  yGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

zEphraim is amy helmet;

Judah is my bscepter.

8  cMoab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I dcast my shoe;

over ePhilistia I shout in triumph.”4

9  Who will bring me to the fortified city?

fWho will lead me to Edom?

10  Have you not grejected us, O God?

You hdo not go forth, O God, with our armies.

11  Oh, grant us help against the foe,

for ivain is the salvation of man!

12  With God we shall jdo valiantly;

it is he who will ktread down our foes.

Lead Me to the Rock

61 To the choirmaster: with lstringed instruments. Of David.

1  Hear my cry, O God,

mlisten to my prayer;

2  from the end of the earth I call to you

when my heart is nfaint.

Lead me to othe rock

that is higher than I,

3  for you have been pmy refuge,

a strong qtower against the enemy.

4  Let me rdwell in your tent forever!

Let me take refuge under sthe shelter of your wings! Selah

5  For you, O God, have heard my vows;

you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

6  tProlong uthe life of the king;

may his years endure to all generations!

7  May he be enthroned forever before God;

appoint vsteadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

8  So will I ever sing praises to your name,

as I wperform my vows day after day.