Psalms 59
1 To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A precious Psalm of David. When Saul sent, and they watched the house, to kill him. Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:
TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN SAUL’S SENDING, AND THEY WATCH THE HOUSE TO PUT HIM TO DEATH. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, Set me on high from my withstanders.
2 Rescue me, from the workers of iniquity, And, from the men of bloodshed, save me.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And save me from men of blood.
3 For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;
For behold, they laid wait for my soul, Strong ones are assembled against me, Not my transgression nor my sin, O YHWH.
4 For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
5 Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Awake, to visit all the nations, Do not show favour to any iniquitous traitors. (Selah)
And You, YHWH, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Do not favor any treacherous dealers of iniquity. (Selah)
6 They return at evening, They grow like a dog, And go round the city.
They return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go around the city.
7 Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For [say they], Who doth hear?
Behold, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”
8 Thou, therefore, O Yahweh, wilt laugh at them, Thou wilt mock at all nations.
And You, O YHWH, laugh at them, You mock at all the nations.
9 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower.
O my Strength, to You I take heed, For God [is] my tower—the God of my kindness.
10 My God of lovingkindness, will come to meet me, God, will let me look on mine adversaries.
God goes before me, He causes me to look on my enemies.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Cause them to wander by thy strength, and prostrate them, [Thou] our shield, O Lord!
Do not slay them, lest my people forget, Shake them by Your strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 The sin of their mouth, The word of their lips, Let them then be captured in their pride, Both for the oath and for the deception they record.
The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And they recount from the curse and lying.
13 Bring to a full end in wrath, Bring to a full end, that they be no more, —That men may know that, God, is ruling in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. (Selah)
Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. (Selah)
14 Let them return, then, at evening, Let them growl like a dog, And go round the city.
And they return at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go around the city.
15 They, may prowl about for food, —And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!
They wander for food, If they are not satisfied—then they murmur.
16 But, I, will sing thy power, And will shout aloud, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, —For thou has become a refuge for me, And a place to flee to in the day of my distress.
And I sing of Your strength, And at morning I sing of Your kindness, For You have been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
17 O my Strength, unto thee, will I make melody, For, God, is my high tower, my God of lovingkindness.
O my Strength, I sing praise to You, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
