59:2 \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,
59:3 \59:2\deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
59:4 \59:3\For, lo, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men band themselves against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,
59:5 \59:4\for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!
59:6 \59:5\Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah]
59:7 \59:6\Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
59:8 \59:7\There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips--for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
59:9 \59:8\But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision.
59:10 \59:9\O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress.
59:11 \59:10\My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
59:12 \59:11\Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
59:13 \59:12\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,
59:14 \59:13\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]
59:15 \59:14\Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
59:16 \59:15\They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.
59:17 \59:16\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.
59:18 \59:17\O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
