Psalms 59

Psalm 59

Deliver Me from My Enemies

For the choir director. ▼

▼Lit Do Not Destroy

Al-tashheth. Of David. A ▼

▼Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, Atonement Psalm

Mikhtam. ▼

▼1 Sam 19:11

When Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to put him to death.

1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
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▼ Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place

Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2Deliver me from workers of iniquity
And save me from men of bloodshed.
3For behold, they have lain in wait for my soul;
▼

▼ Or Strong

Fierce men ▼

▼Or stir up strife

launch an attack against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,
4 ▼

▼ Lit Without guilt

For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
Arouse Yourself to meet me, and see!
5You, O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to ▼

▼Lit visit

punish all the nations;
Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in ▼

▼Or wickedness

iniquity. ▼

▼Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude

Selah.
6They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
7Behold, they pour forth speech with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”
8But You, O Yahweh, laugh at them;
You mock all the nations.
9Because of ▼

▼Many mss and some ancient versions my strength

his strength I will watch for You,
For God is my stronghold.
10 ▼

▼ Many mss and some ancient versions The God of my lovingkindness

My God in His lovingkindness will approach me;
God will let me look triumphantly upon ▼

▼Lit those who lie in wait for me

my foes.
11Do not slay them, or my people will forget;
Make them wander about by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield.
12 ▼

▼ Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips,

On account of the sin of their mouth and the word of their lips,
Let them even be caught in their pride,
And on account of curses and ▼

▼Lit lying

lies which they utter.
13 ▼

▼ Lit Bring to an end

Destroy them in wrath, ▼

▼Lit Bring to an end

destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may know that God ▼

▼Or is Ruler

rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
15They wander about ▼

▼Or to devour

for food
And ▼

▼Or tarry all night

growl if they are not satisfied.
16But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
And I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.
17O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my stronghold, the ▼

▼Lit God of my lovingkindness

God who shows me lovingkindness.