Psalm 59: A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
Psalm 59
Revised Standard Version
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
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.
59 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[a] 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;[b]
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.
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