LEB - Psalms - 59

59:1  Of David. A miktam. When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who rise up against me.

59:2  Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and from men of bloodshed save me.

59:3  For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.

59:4  Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see.

59:5  And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah

59:6  They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.

59:7  Look, they pour out talk with their mouth. Swords are on their lips, for they say, “Who hears?”

59:8  But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations.

59:9  O my strength, I will watch for you, because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.

59:10  My God of loyal love will meet me; God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.

59:11  Do not kill them, lest my people forget. Make them to wander by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

59:12  By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, even in their pride, let them be trapped, and for the curses and lies they proclaim.

59:13  Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more, so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah

59:14  They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.

59:15  As for them, they wander for food. If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.

59:16  But as for me, I will sing of your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my high stronghold and a refuge in my ⌞time⌟ of trouble.

59:17  O my strength, to you I will give praise, because God is my high stronghold, my God of loyal love.