Psm59:1 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,
Psm59:2 deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
Psm59:3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my life;fierce men band themselves against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,
Psm59:4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!
Psm59:5 Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations;spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah]
Psm59:6 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
Psm59:7 There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips -- for 'Who,' they think, 'will hear us?'
Psm59:8 But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them;thou dost hold all the nations in derision.
Psm59:9 O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee;for thou, O God, art my fortress.
Psm59:10 My God in his steadfast love will meet me;my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
Psm59:11 Slay them not, lest my people forget;make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
Psm59:12 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,
Psm59:13 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]
Psm59:14 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
Psm59:15 They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.
Psm59:16 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.
Psm59:17 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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