Psalm 58-65

English Standard Version

³ The wicked are ^(D)estranged from the womb;
    they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
^4 (E)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵ so that it ^(F)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶ O God, ^(G)break the teeth in their mouths;
    tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷ Let them ^(H)vanish like water that runs away;
    when he ^(I)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
⁸ Let them be like the snail ^(J)that dissolves into slime,
    like ^(K)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
⁹ Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of ^(L)thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he ^(M)sweep them away!^[c]

^10 (N)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
    he will ^(O)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹ Mankind will say, “Surely there is ^(P)a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who ^(Q)judges on earth.”

³ For behold, they ^(Z)lie in wait for my life;
    fierce men ^(AA)stir up strife against me.
^(AB)For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
⁴     for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
^(AC)Awake, come to meet me, and see!
⁵     You, ^(AD)Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
    spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

⁶ Each evening they ^(AE)come back,
    howling like dogs
    and prowling about the city.
⁷ There they are, ^(AF)bellowing with their mouths
    with ^(AG)swords in their lips—
    for ^(AH)“Who,” they think,^[e] “will hear us?”

⁸ But you, O Lord, ^(AI)laugh at them;
    you hold all the nations in derision.
⁹ O my Strength, I will watch for you,
    for you, O God, are ^(AJ)my fortress.
^10 (AK)My God in his steadfast love^{[f] (AL)}will meet me;
    God will let me ^(AM)look in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹ Kill them not, lest my people forget;
    make them totter^[g] by your power and ^(AN)bring them down,
    O Lord, our ^(AO)shield!
¹² For ^(AP)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     (AQ)}consume them in wrath;
    consume them till they are no more,
that they may ^(AR)know that God rules over Jacob
    to ^(AS)the ends of the earth. Selah

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

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

⁴ You have set up ^(BL)a banner for those who fear you,
    that they may flee to it ^(BM)from the bow.^[i] Selah
^5 (BN)That your ^(BO)beloved ones may be delivered,
    give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

⁶ God has spoken ^(BP)in his holiness:^[j]
    “With exultation ^(BQ)I will divide up ^(BR)Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of ^(BS)Succoth.
^7 (BT)Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    ^(BU)Ephraim is ^(BV)my helmet;
    Judah is my ^(BW)scepter.
^8 (BX)Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I ^(BY)cast my shoe;
    over ^(BZ)Philistia I shout in triumph.”^[k]

⁹ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    ^(CA)Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰ Have you not ^(CB)rejected us, O God?
    You ^(CC)do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
¹¹ Oh, grant us help against the foe,
    for ^(CD)vain is the salvation of man!
¹² With God we shall ^(CE)do valiantly;
    it is he who will ^(CF)tread down our foes.

⁴ Let me ^(CM)dwell in your tent forever!
    Let me take refuge under ^(CN)the shelter of your wings! Selah
⁵ For you, O God, have heard my vows;
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

^6 (CO)Prolong ^(CP)the life of the king;
    may his years endure to all generations!
⁷ May he be enthroned forever before God;
    appoint ^(CQ)steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

⁸ So will I ever sing praises to your name,
    as I ^(CR)perform my vows day after day.

³ How long will all of you attack a man
    to batter him,
    like ^(CY)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
⁴ They only plan to thrust him down from his ^(CZ)high position.
    They take pleasure in falsehood.
^(DA)They bless with their mouths,
    but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵ For God alone, O ^(DB)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
^6 (DC)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
⁷ On God rests my ^(DD)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, ^(DE)my refuge is God.

^8 (DF)Trust in him at all times, O people;
    ^(DG)pour out your heart before him;
    God is ^(DH)a refuge for us. Selah

^9 (DI)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate ^(DJ)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    ^(DK)they are together lighter than a breath.
¹⁰ Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(DL)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(DM)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

^11 (DN)Once God has spoken;
    ^(DO)twice have I heard this:
that ^(DP)power belongs to God,
¹²     and that to you, O Lord, ^(DQ)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(DR)render to a man
    according to his work.

⁵ My soul will be ^(EB)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶ when I remember you ^(EC)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(ED)the watches of the night;
⁷ for you have been my help,
    and in ^(EE)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸ My soul ^(EF)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(EG)upholds me.

⁹ But those who seek to destroy my life
    ^(EH)shall go down into ^(EI)the depths of the earth;
¹⁰ they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
¹¹ But ^(EJ)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who ^(EK)swear by him shall exult,
    ^(EL)for the mouths of ^(EM)liars will be stopped.

^7 (EX)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸ They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(EY)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(EZ)see them will ^(FA)wag their heads.
⁹ Then all mankind ^(FB)fears;
    they ^(FC)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰ Let ^(FD)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
    and ^(FE)take refuge in him!
Let all ^(FF)the upright in heart exult!

⁵ By ^(FP)awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
    O God of our salvation,
the hope of all ^(FQ)the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas;
⁶ the one who by his strength established the mountains,
    being ^(FR)girded with might;
⁷ who ^(FS)stills the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    ^(FT)the tumult of the peoples,
⁸ so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

⁹ You visit the earth and ^(FU)water it;^[m]
    you greatly enrich it;
^(FV)the river of God is full of water;
    ^(FW)you provide their grain,
    for so you have prepared it.
¹⁰ You water its furrows abundantly,
    settling its ridges,
softening it with ^(FX)showers,
    and blessing its growth.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty;
    your wagon tracks ^(FY)overflow with abundance.
^12 (FZ)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills ^(GA)gird themselves with joy,
^13 (GB)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
    the valleys deck themselves with grain,
    they ^(GC)shout and sing together for joy.