Psalms 59

Douai-Rheims	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
¹ Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him.	¹ To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, protect me from those who rise up against me,
² Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.	² deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
³ Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.	³ For, lo, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men band themselves against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,
⁴ For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:	⁴ for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!
⁵ Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and directed my steps.	⁵ Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah]
⁶ Rise up thou to meet me, and behold: even thou, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Attend to visit all the nations: have no mercy on all them that work iniquity.	⁶ Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
⁷ They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.	⁷ There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips-- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
⁸ Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us ?	⁸ But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision.
⁹ But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.	⁹ O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress.
¹⁰ I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:	¹⁰ My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
¹¹ my God, his mercy shall prevent me.	¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
¹² God shall let me see over my enemies: slay them not, lest at any time my people forget. Scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my protector:	¹² For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies which they utter,
¹³ For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and lying they shall be talked of,	¹³ consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more, that men may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. [Selah]
¹⁴ when they are consumed: when they are consumed by thy wrath, and they shall be no more. And they shall know that God will rule Jacob, and all the ends of the earth.	¹⁴ Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
¹⁵ They shall return at evening and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.	¹⁵ They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.
¹⁶ They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled.	¹⁶ But I will sing of thy might; I will sing aloud of thy steadfast love in the morning. For thou hast been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
¹⁷ But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.	¹⁷ O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
¹⁸ Unto thee, O my helper, will I sing, for thou art God my defence: my God my mercy.