But you laugh at them, Lord;(A)
    you scoff at all those nations.(B)

You are my strength,(C) I watch for you;
    you, God, are my fortress,(D)
10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.

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But (A)You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the [a]nations in derision.
I will wait for You, O You [b]his Strength;
(B)For God is my [c]defense.
10 [d]My God of mercy shall (C)come to meet me;
God shall let (D)me see my desire on my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:8 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 59:9 So with MT, Syr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. my Strength
  3. Psalm 59:9 Lit. fortress
  4. Psalm 59:10 So with Qr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. My God, His mercy; Kt., some Heb. mss., Tg. O God, my mercy; Syr. O God, Your mercy

But you, O Lord, (A)laugh at them;
    you hold all the nations in derision.
O my Strength, I will watch for you,
    for you, O God, are (B)my fortress.
10 (C)My God in his steadfast love[a] (D)will meet me;
    God will let me (E)look in triumph on my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:10 Or The God who shows me steadfast love