Psalm 59:9-17

English Standard Version

⁹O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are ^(A)my fortress.
¹⁰^(B)My God in his steadfast love^[a] ^(C)will meet me;
God will let me ^(D)look in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹Kill them not, lest my people forget;
    make them totter^[b] by your power and ^(E)bring them down,
    O Lord, our ^(F)shield!
¹²For ^(G)the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
    let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
¹³    ^(H)consume them in wrath;
    consume them till they are no more,
that they may ^(I)know that God rules over Jacob
    to ^(J)the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴^(K)Each evening they come back,
    howling like dogs
    and prowling about the city.
¹⁵They ^(L)wander about for food
    and growl if they do not get their fill.

¹⁶But I will sing of your strength;
    I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me ^(M)a fortress
    and ^(N)a refuge in ^(O)the day of my distress.
¹⁷O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
    for you, O God, ^(P)are my fortress,
    ^(Q)the God who shows me steadfast love.