Psalms 59
Open in the reader1Unto the End. "Do Not Destroy." An Inscription of Beloved, when Asked-For sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.
2Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
3Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
4See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O He-Who-Is.
5For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
6O He-Who-Is God of Hosts, the God of Strives-with-God, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
7They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
8See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
9But You, O He-Who-Is, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
10I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
11My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
12Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
13By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
14Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Heel-Grabber. Selah
15They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
16They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
17But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
18To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.