Psalms 59

1 Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O myGod; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.

2Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.

2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.

3For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

3 For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

4For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.

4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold.

5You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)

5 Yea, do thou, Jehovah, theGod of hosts, theGod of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah.

6They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:

7See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?

8But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations.

8 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

9O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower.

9 Their strength! ...I will take heed to thee; forGod is my high fortress.

10The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.

10 God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, —God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.

11Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

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

12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

12 [Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.

13Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.)

13 Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know thatGod ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

14And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

14 And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

15Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.

15 They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.

16But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.

16 But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble.

17To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.

17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; forGod is my high fortress, theGod of my mercy.