Psalms 59

Psalm 59 ESV

1David in great danger prayeth to be saved from his enemies: 6he complaineth of their cruelty: 8he trusteth in God: 11he prayeth for the destruction of his enemies: 16he promiseth to praise God continually.
To the choirmaster: according to 1Do Not Destroy. A 2Miktama of David, 3when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
1 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; 2protect me from those who 3rise up against me;
2 deliver me from 1those who work evil, and save me from 2bloodthirsty men.
3 For behold, they 1lie in wait for my life; fierce men 2stir up strife against me. 3For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. 1Awake, come to meet me, and see!
5 You, 1Lord 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 1come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
7 There they are, 1bellowing with their mouths with 2swords in their lips— for 3“Who,” they think,a “will hear us?”
8 But you, O Lord, 1laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
9 O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are 1my fortress.
10 1My God in his steadfast lovea 2will meet me; God will let me 3look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them tottera by your power and 1bring them down, O Lord, our 2shield!
12 For 1the 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 1consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may 2know that God rules over Jacob to 3the ends of the earth. Selah
14 1Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
15 They 1wander 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 1a fortress and 2a refuge in 3the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, 1are my fortress, 2the God who shows me steadfast love.
Psalms 59

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