Psa 59 | NASB2020 | STEP | For the music director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him. Rescue me from my enemies , my God ; Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

Psalms 59

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

For the music director; set to ^{▼▼Lit Do Not Destroy}Al-tashheth. A ^{▼▼Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm}Mikhtam of David, ^{▼▼1 Sam 19:11}when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

1 ^dRescue me from my enemies, my God;
^{▼▼Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place
,} ^fSet me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Rescue me from ^gthose who practice injustice,
And save me from ^hmen of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they ⁱhave ^{▼▼Or lain in wait}set an ambush for my ^{▼▼Lit soul}life;
^{▼▼Or Strong}Fierce men ^mattack me,
ⁿNot for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord,
4 ^{▼▼Lit Without guilt
,} ^pFor no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me.
^qStir Yourself to ^{▼▼Lit meet}help me, and see!
5 You, ^sLord God of armies, the God of Israel,
Awake to ^{▼▼Lit visit
,} ^upunish all the nations;
^vDo not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah
6 They ^wreturn at evening, they howl like a ^xdog,
And prowl around the city.
7 Behold, they ^ygush forth with their mouths;
^zSwords are in their lips,
For, they say, “ ^aaWho hears?”
8 But You, Lord, ^ablaugh at them;
You ^acscoff at all the nations.

9 Because of ^{▼▼LXX, some mss and some ancient versions my strength (cf. v 17)}his ^aestrength I will watch for You,
For God is my ^afrefuge.
10 ^{▼▼Many mss and some ancient versions The God of my faithfulness}My God ^ahin His faithfulness will meet me;
God will let me ^ailook triumphantly upon my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, ^ajor my people will forget;
^{▼▼Or Make them wander
,} ^alScatter them by Your power and bring them down,
Lord, ^amour shield.
12 ^{▼▼Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips,} On account of the ^aosin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
May they even be ^apcaught in their pride,
And on account of ^aqcurses and lies which they tell.
13 ^{▼▼Lit Bring to an end
,} ^asDestroy them in wrath, ^{▼▼Lit Bring to an end}destroy them so that they will no longer exist;
So that people may ^auknow that God ^{▼▼Or is Ruler}rules in Jacob,
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14 They ^awreturn at evening, they howl like a dog,
And prowl around the city.
15 They ^axwander about ^{▼▼Lit to eat}for food
And ^{▼▼Another reading is linger all night}murmur if they are not satisfied.

16 But as for me, I will ^basing of Your strength;
Yes, I will ^bbjoyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the ^bcmorning,
For You have been my ^bdrefuge
And a ^beplace of refuge on the day of my distress.
17 ^bfMy strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my ^bgrefuge, the ^{▼▼Lit God of my favor}God who shows me favor.

Psalms 59

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

For the music director; set to ▼▼Lit Do Not DestroyAl-tashheth. A ▼▼Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, ▼▼1 Sam 19:11when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

For the music director; set to ^{▼▼Lit Do Not Destroy}Al-tashheth. A ^{▼▼Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm}Mikhtam of David, ^{▼▼1 Sam 19:11}when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.