Psalm 59 Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 59

God Our Stronghold

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.^(A)

¹Rescue me from my enemies, my God;^(B)
protect me from those who rise up against me.^(C)
²Rescue me from evildoers,
and save me from men of bloodshed.^(D)
³Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me.^(E)
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.^(F)
⁴For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.^(G)
⁵Lord God of Armies, you are the God of Israel.
Rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show favor to any wicked traitors.^(H)Selah

⁶They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(I)
⁷Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from^[a] their lips.^(J)
“For who,” they say, “will hear?” ^(K)
⁸But you laugh at them, Lord;
you ridicule all the nations.^(L)
⁹I will keep watch for you, my^[b] strength,
because God is my stronghold.^(M)
¹⁰My faithful God^[c] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.^(N)

¹¹Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By your power, make them homeless wanderers^(O)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.^(P)
¹²For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.^(Q)
¹³Consume them in fury;
consume them until they are gone.^(R)
Then people will know throughout^[d] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.^(S)Selah

¹⁴And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(T)
¹⁵They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.^(U)

¹⁶But I will sing of your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
your faithful love in the morning.^(V)
For you have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.^(W)
¹⁷To you, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.^(X)

Footnotes

59:7 Lit swords are on
59:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg; other Hb mss read his
59:10 Alt Hb tradition reads My God in his faithful love
59:13 Lit know to the ends of

Cross references

59:0 : 1Sm 19:11
59:1 : Ps 143:9
59:1 : 2Sm 22:18; Ps 18:17; 91:14
59:2 : Ps 5:6; 17:7
59:3 : Pr 1:11,18
59:3 : 1Sm 20:1; 24:11
59:4 : Ps 7:3–4; 69:4
59:5 : Jr 18:23
59:6 : Ps 22:16
59:7 : Ps 52:2; 57:4; 64:3
59:7 : Ps 73:11
59:8 : Ps 2:4; 37:13
59:9 : Ps 28:8; Jr 16:19
59:10 : Ps 54:7
59:11 : Hs 9:17
59:11 : Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; 2Sm 22:3,31; Ps 3:3; 5:12; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114
59:12 : Ps 10:7; Pr 12:13
59:13 : Ps 104:35
59:13 : Ps 83:18
59:14 : Ps 22:16
59:15 : Jb 15:23; Ps 109:10
59:16 : Ps 5:3; 88:13; 92:2
59:16 : Is 25:4; Nah 1:7
59:17 : Ps 28:8; Jr 16:19

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