Psa 58-60 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : according to Do Not Destroy . A Miktam of David . Do you indeed decree what is right , you gods ? Do you judge the children of man uprightly ?

1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? ^{▼▼Or you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)}
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands ^edeal out violence on earth.
3 The wicked are ^festranged from the womb;
they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
4 ^gThey have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
5 so that it ^hdoes not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.
6 O God, ⁱbreak the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
7 Let them ^jvanish like water that runs away;
when he ^kaims his arrows, let them be blunted.
8 Let them be like the snail ^lthat dissolves into slime,
like ^mthe stillborn child who never sees the sun.
9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of ⁿthorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he ^osweep them away! ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain}
10 ^qThe righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will ^rbathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is ^sa reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who ^tjudges on earth.”

Psalms 59

Deliver Me from My Enemies

To the choirmaster: according to ^uDo Not Destroy. A ^vMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David, ^xwhen Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

1 ^yDeliver me from my enemies, O my God;
^zprotect me from those who ^aarise up against me;
2 deliver me from ^abthose who work evil,
and save me from ^acbloodthirsty men.
3 For behold, they ^adlie in wait for my life;
fierce men ^aestir up strife against me.
^afFor no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
^agAwake, come to meet me, and see!
5 You, ^ahLord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 Each evening they ^aicome back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
7 There they are, ^ajbellowing with their mouths
with ^akswords in their lips—
for ^al“Who,” they think, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks they think} “will hear us?”
8 But you, O Lord, ^anlaugh at them;
you hold all the nations in derision.
9 O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are ^aomy fortress.
10 ^apMy God in his steadfast love ^{▼▼Or The God who shows me steadfast love} ^arwill meet me;
God will let me ^aslook in triumph on my enemies.
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter ^{▼▼Or wander} by your power and ^aubring them down,
O Lord, our ^avshield!
12 For ^awthe sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
13 ^axconsume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may ^ayknow that God rules over Jacob
to ^azthe ends of the earth. Selah
14 ^baEach evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
15 They ^bbwander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.
16 But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me ^bca fortress
and ^bda refuge in ^bethe day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, ^bfare my fortress,
^bgthe God who shows me steadfast love.

Psalms 60

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to ^bhShushan Eduth. A ^biMiktam ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David; ^bkfor instruction; when he ^blstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, ^bmyou have rejected us, ^bnbroken our defenses;
you have been angry; ^booh, restore us.
2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
^bprepair its breaches, for it totters.
3 ^bqYou have made your people see hard things;
^bryou have given us ^bswine to drink that made us stagger.
4 You have set up ^bta banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it ^bufrom the bow. ^{▼▼Or that it may be displayed because of truth} Selah
5 ^bwThat your ^bxbeloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
6 God has spoken ^byin his holiness: ^{▼▼Or sanctuary}
“With exultation ^caI will divide up ^cbShechem
and portion out the Vale of ^ccSuccoth.
7 ^cdGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
^ceEphraim is ^cfmy helmet;
Judah is my ^cgscepter.
8 ^chMoab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I ^cicast my shoe;
over ^cjPhilistia I shout in triumph.” ^{▼▼Revocalization (compare Psalm 108:10); Masoretic Text over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph}
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
^clWho will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you not ^cmrejected us, O God?
You ^cndo not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11 Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for ^covain is the salvation of man!
12 With God we shall ^cpdo valiantly;
it is he who will ^cqtread down our foes.

Psalms 58

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to aDo Not Destroy. A bMiktam ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.

Psalms 59

Deliver Me from My Enemies

To the choirmaster: according to uDo Not Destroy. A vMiktam ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, xwhen Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

Psalms 60

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to bhShushan Eduth. A biMiktam ▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms of David; bkfor instruction; when he blstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

To the choirmaster: according to ^aDo Not Destroy. A ^bMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David.

To the choirmaster: according to ^uDo Not Destroy. A ^vMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David, ^xwhen Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

To the choirmaster: according to ^bhShushan Eduth. A ^biMiktam ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David; ^bkfor instruction; when he ^blstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.