Psalm 59

PSALM 59

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

For the choir director; set to ^†Al-tashheth. A ^•Mikhtam of David, ^{^}when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

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

^1bSet me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

²Deliver me from ^athose who do iniquity

And save me from ^bmen of bloodshed.

³For behold, they ^ahave ¹set an ambush for my ²life;

³Fierce men ⁴launch an attack against me,

^bNot for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

^41aFor no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.

^bArouse Yourself to ²help me, and see!

⁵You, ^aO Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Awake to ^1bpunish all the nations;

^cDo not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity.

²Selah.

⁶They ^areturn at evening, they howl like a ^bdog,

And go around the city.

⁷Behold, they ^abelch forth with their mouth;

^bSwords are in their lips,

For, they say, “^cWho hears?”

⁸But You, O Lord, ^alaugh at them;

You ^bscoff at all the nations.

⁹Because of ¹his ^astrength I will watch for You,

For God is my ^bstronghold.

¹⁰¹My God ^ain His lovingkindness will meet me;

God will let me ^blook triumphantly upon ²my foes.

¹¹Do not slay them, ^aor my people will forget;

^1bScatter them by Your power, and bring them down,

O Lord, ^cour shield.

¹²¹On account of the ^asin of their mouth and the words of their lips,

Let them even be ^bcaught in their pride,

And on account of ^ccurses and ²lies which they utter.

^131aDestroy them in wrath, destroy them that they may be no more;

That men may ^bknow that God ²rules in Jacob

To the ends of the earth.

Selah.

¹⁴They ^areturn at evening, they howl like a dog,

And go around the city.

¹⁵They ^awander about ¹for food

And ²growl if they are not satisfied.

¹⁶But as for me, I shall ^asing of Your strength;

Yes, I shall ^bjoyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the ^cmorning,

For You have been my ^dstronghold

And a ^erefuge in the day of my distress.

^17aO my strength, I will sing praises to You;

For God is my ^bstronghold, the ¹God who shows me lovingkindness.