Awit 59
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
59 Iligtas mo ako sa aking mga kaaway, Oh Dios ko: ilagay mo ako sa mataas sa kanila na nagsisibangon laban sa akin.
2 Iligtas mo ako sa mga manggagawa ng kasamaan, at iligtas mo ako sa mga mabagsik na tao.
3 Sapagka't narito, kanilang binabakayan ang aking kaluluwa; ang mga makapangyarihan ay nagpipisan laban sa akin: hindi dahil sa aking pagsalangsang, o sa aking kasalanan man, Oh Panginoon.
4 Sila'y nagsisitakbo at nagsisihanda na wala akong sala: ikaw ay gumising na tulungan mo ako, at masdan mo.
5 Sa makatuwid baga'y ikaw, Oh Panginoong Dios ng mga hukbo, na Dios ng Israel, ikaw ay bumangon upang iyong dalawin ang lahat ng mga bansa: huwag kang maawa sa kanino mang masamang mananalangsang. (Selah)
6 Sila'y nagsibalik sa kinahapunan, sila'y nagsitahol na parang aso, at nililigid ang bayan.
7 Narito, sila'y nanunungayaw ng kanilang bibig; mga tabak ay nangasa kanilang mga labi: sapagka't sino, sabi nila, ang nakikinig?
8 Nguni't ikaw, Oh Panginoon, tatawa sa kanila; iyong tutuyain ang lahat ng mga bansa.
9 Dahil sa kaniyang kalakasan, didinggin kita; sapagka't ang Dios ay aking matayog na moog.
10 Ang aking Dios pati ng kaniyang kagandahang-loob ay sasalubong sa akin: ipakikita ng Dios sa akin ang aking nasa sa aking mga kaaway.
11 Huwag mo silang patayin, baka makalimot ang aking bayan; pangalatin mo sila ng iyong kapangyarihan, at ibaba mo sila, Oh Panginoon na kalasag namin.
12 Dahil sa kasalanan ng kanilang bibig, at sa mga salita ng kanilang mga labi, makuha nawa sila sa kanilang kapalaluan, at dahil sa sumpa at pagsisinungaling na kanilang sinalita.
13 Pugnawin mo sila sa poot, pugnawin mo sila, upang sila'y mawala: at ipakilala mo sa kanila na ang Dios ay nagpupuno sa Jacob, hanggang sa mga wakas ng lupa. (Selah)
14 At sa kinahapunan ay papagbalikin mo sila, pahagulhulin mo silang parang aso, at libutin nila ang bayan.
15 Sila'y gagala na magmamanhik-manaog dahil sa pagkain, at maghihintay buong gabi kung hindi sila mabusog.
16 Nguni't aking aawitin ang iyong kalakasan; Oo, aking aawiting malakas ang iyong kagandahang-loob sa kinaumagahan: sapagka't ikaw ay naging aking matayog na moog, at kanlungan sa kaarawan ng aking kabagabagan.
17 Sa iyo, Oh kalakasan ko, aawit ako ng mga pagpuri: sapagka't ang Dios ay aking matayog na moog, ang Dios ng aking kaawaan.
Psalm 59
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 59[a]
Complaint Against Bloodthirsty Enemies
1 For the director. Do not destroy.[b] A miktam of David, when Saul sent people to watch his house and kill him.(A)
I
2 Rescue me from my enemies, my God;
lift me out of reach of my foes.
3 Deliver me from evildoers;
from the bloodthirsty save me.
4 They have set an ambush for my life;
the powerful conspire against me.
For no offense or misdeed of mine, Lord,
5 for no fault they hurry to take up arms.
Come near and see my plight!
6 You, Lord God of hosts, are the God of Israel!
Awake! Punish all the nations.
Have no mercy on these worthless traitors.
Selah
7 Each evening they return,
growling like dogs, prowling the city.(B)
8 Their mouths pour out insult;
sharp words are on their lips.
They say: “Who is there to hear?”[c]
9 But you, Lord, laugh at them;
you deride all the nations.(C)
10 My strength, for you I watch;
you, God, are my fortress,
11 my loving God.
II
May God go before me,
and show me my fallen foes.
12 Slay them, God,
lest they deceive my people.
Shake them by your power;
Lord, our shield, bring them down.
13 For the sinful words of their mouths and lips
let them be caught in their pride.
For the lies they have told under oath(D)
14 destroy them in anger,
destroy till they are no more.
Then people will know God rules over Jacob,
yes, even to the ends of the earth.(E)
Selah
15 Each evening they return,
growling like dogs, prowling the city.
16 They roam about as scavengers;
if they are not filled, they howl.
III
17 But I shall sing of your strength,
extol your mercy at dawn,
For you are my fortress,
my refuge in time of trouble.
18 My strength, your praise I will sing;
you, God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59 A lament in two parts (Ps 59:2–9, 11b–17), each ending in a refrain (Ps 59:10, 18). Both parts alternate prayer for vindication (Ps 59:2–3, 4b–5, 11b–14) with vivid depictions of the psalmist’s enemies (Ps 59:4–5a, 7–8, 15–16). The near curse in Ps 59:12–13 is not a crude desire for revenge but a wish that God’s just rule over human affairs be recognized now.
- 59:1 Do not destroy: probably the title of the melody to which the Psalm was to be sung.
- 59:8 Who is there to hear?: a sample of the enemies’ godless reflection. The answer is that God hears their blasphemies.
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