Psalm 59–60

Deliver Me from My Enemies

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

^1aDeliver me from my enemies, O my God;

^bprotect me from those who ^crise up against me;

²deliver me from ^dthose who work evil,

and save me from ^ebloodthirsty men.

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

fierce men ^gstir up strife against me.

^hFor no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

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

ⁱAwake, come to meet me, and see!

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

Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

⁶Each evening they ^kcome back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

⁷There they are, ^lbellowing with their mouths

with ^mswords in their lips—

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

⁸But you, O Lord, ^olaugh at them;

you hold all the nations in derision.

⁹O my Strength, I will watch for you,

for you, O God, are ^pmy fortress.

^10qMy God in his steadfast love^{3 r}will meet me;

God will let me ^slook in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹Kill them not, lest my people forget;

make them totter⁴ by your power and ^tbring them down,

O Lord, our ^ushield!

¹²For ^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,

^13wconsume 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

^14zEach evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

¹⁵They ^awander about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

¹⁶But 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.

¹⁷O 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

60To 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.

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

you have been angry; ^loh, restore us.

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

^mrepair its breaches, for it totters.

³ⁿYou have made your people see hard things;

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

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

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

^5sThat your ^tbeloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

⁶God has spoken ^uin his holiness:³

“With exultation ^vI will divide up ^wShechem

and portion out the Vale of ^xSuccoth.

^7yGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

^zEphraim is ^amy helmet;

Judah is my ^bscepter.

^8cMoab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I ^dcast my shoe;

over ^ePhilistia I shout in triumph.”⁴

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?

^fWho will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have you not ^grejected us, O God?

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

¹¹Oh, grant us help against the foe,

for ⁱvain is the salvation of man!

¹²With God we shall ^jdo valiantly;

it is he who will ^ktread down our foes.