Psalms 59

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¹ Unto the end. For those who will be changed, with the inscription of a title, of David himself, for instruction:	¹ For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when Saul sent people to watch his house and kill him.
² when he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal, and Joab turned back and struck Idumea, in the valley of the salt pits, twelve thousand men.	² Rescue me from my enemies, my God; lift me out of reach of my foes.
³ O God, you have rejected us, and you have ruined us. You became angry, and yet you have been merciful to us.	³ Deliver me from evildoers; from the bloodthirsty save me.
⁴ You have moved the earth, and you have disturbed it. Heal its breaches, for it has been moved.	⁴ They have set an ambush for my life; the powerful conspire against me. For no offense or misdeed of mine, LORD,
⁵ You have revealed to your people difficulties. You have made us drink the wine of remorse.	⁵ for no fault they hurry to take up arms. Come near and see my plight!
⁶ You have given a warning sign to those who fear you, so that they may flee from before the face of the bow, so that your beloved may be delivered.	⁶ You, LORD of hosts, are the God of Israel! Awake! Punish all the nations. Have no mercy on these worthless traitors. Selah
⁷ Save me with your right hand, and hear me.	⁷ Each evening they return, growling like dogs, prowling the city.
⁸ God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles.	⁸ Their mouths pour out insult; sharp words are on their lips. They say: "Who is there to hear?"
⁹ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the strength of my head. Judah is my king.	⁹ You, LORD, laugh at them; you deride all the nations.
¹⁰ Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. Into Idumea, I will extend my shoe. To me, the foreigners have been made subject.	¹⁰ My strength, for you I watch; you, God, are my fortress,
¹¹ Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me all the way to Idumea?	¹¹ my loving God.
¹² Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies?	¹² May God go before me, and show me my fallen foes. Slay them, God, lest they deceive my people. Shake them by your power; Lord, our shield, bring them down.
¹³ Grant us help from tribulation. For salvation from man is empty.	¹³ For the sinful words of their mouths and lips let them be caught in their pride. For the lies they have told under oath
¹⁴ In God, we will act virtuously. And those who trouble us, he will lead to nothing.	¹⁴ destroy them in anger, destroy till they are no more. Then people will know God rules over Jacob, yes, even to the ends of the earth. Selah
	¹⁵ Each evening they return, growling like dogs, prowling the city.
	¹⁶ They roam about as scavengers; if they are not filled, they howl.
	¹⁷ But I shall sing of your strength, extol your love at dawn, For you are my fortress, my refuge in time of trouble.
	¹⁸ My strength, your praise I will sing; you, God, are my fortress, my loving God.