Psalms 59

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 those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty 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 no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!

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 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

⁷ There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips-- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"

⁸ But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision.

⁹ O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress.

¹⁰ My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

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 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 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

¹⁵ They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.

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 O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.