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Psalm 59
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To the Director: A special Davidic psalm[a] to the tune of[b] “Do Not Destroy,” when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

A Prayer for Deliverance and Justice

59 Save me from my enemies, my God!
    Keep me safe from those who rise up against me.
2 Save me from those who practice evil;
    deliver me from bloodthirsty men.
3 Look, they lie in ambush for my life;
    these violent men gather together against me,
        but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, Lord.
4 Without any fault on my part,
    they rush together and prepare themselves.

Get up!
    Come help me!
        Pay attention!

5 You, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel,
    stir yourself up to punish all the nations.
        Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors.
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6 At night they return like howling dogs;
    they prowl around the city.
7 Look what pours out of their mouths!
    They use their lips like swords,
        saying[c] “Who will hear us?”

8 But you, Lord, will laugh at them;
    you will mock all the nations.
9 My Strength, I will watch for you,
    for God is my fortress.
10 My God of Gracious Love will meet me;
    God will enable me to see what happens[d] to my enemies.

11 Don’t kill them!
    Otherwise, my people may forget.
By your power make them stumble around;
    bring them down low,
        Lord, our Shield.

12 The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips.
    They will be caught in their own conceit;
        for they speak curses and lies.
13 Go ahead and destroy them in anger!
    Wipe them out,
and they will know to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.[e]
Interlude

14 At night they return like howling dogs;
    they prowl around the city.
15 They scavenge for food.
    If they find nothing,
        they become hungry and growl.

16 But I will sing of your power
    and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love.
For you have been a fortress for me;
    and a refuge when I am distressed.[f]
17 My Strength, I will sing praises to you,
    for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 The Heb. reads miktam
  2. Psalm 59:1 Lit. David according to
  3. Psalm 59:7 The Heb. lacks saying
  4. Psalm 59:10 The Heb. lacks what happens
  5. Psalm 59:13 Or know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth
  6. Psalm 59:16 Lit. refuge in the day of my distress
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Psalm 59
English Standard Version

Deliver Me from My Enemies

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. A (B)Miktam[a] of David, (C)when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

59 (D)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
    (E)protect me from those who (F)rise up against me;
2 deliver me from (G)those who work evil,
    and save me from (H)bloodthirsty men.

3 For behold, they (I)lie in wait for my life;
    fierce men (J)stir up strife against me.
(K)For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
4     for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
(L)Awake, come to meet me, and see!
5     You, (M)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 (N)come back,
    howling like dogs
    and prowling about the city.
7 There they are, (O)bellowing with their mouths
    with (P)swords in their lips—
    for (Q)“Who,” they think,[b] “will hear us?”

8 But you, O Lord, (R)laugh at them;
    you hold all the nations in derision.
9 O my Strength, I will watch for you,
    for you, O God, are (S)my fortress.
10 (T)My God in his steadfast love[c] (U)will meet me;
    God will let me (V)look in triumph on my enemies.

11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;
    make them totter[d] by your power and (W)bring them down,
    O Lord, our (X)shield!
12 For (Y)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     (Z)consume them in wrath;
    consume them till they are no more,
that they may (AA)know that God rules over Jacob
    to (AB)the ends of the earth. Selah

14 (AC)Each evening they come back,
    howling like dogs
    and prowling about the city.
15 They (AD)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 (AE)a fortress
    and (AF)a refuge in (AG)the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
    for you, O God, (AH)are my fortress,
    (AI)the God who shows me steadfast love.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 59:7 Hebrew lacks they think
  3. Psalm 59:10 Or The God who shows me steadfast love
  4. Psalm 59:11 Or wander
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詩篇 59
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition

掃羅差人把守大衛的房屋，意圖殺他；那時，大衛作這金詩。交給聖詠團長，曲調用「休要毀壞」。

求主保護(A)

59 我的　神啊，求你救我脫離仇敵，
    把我安置在高處，脫離那些起來攻擊我的人。
2 求你救我脫離作惡的人，
    救我脫離好流人血的人！

3 因為他們埋伏要害我命，
    強悍的人聚集攻擊我，
耶和華啊，不是為我的過犯，
    也不是為我的罪愆。
4 我雖然無過，他們急忙擺陣攻擊我。
    求你興起，來幫助我，來鑒察！
5 萬軍之耶和華　神—以色列的　神啊，
    求你醒起，懲治萬國！
不要憐憫行詭詐的惡人！（細拉）

6 他們晚上轉回，
    叫號如狗，圍城繞行。
7 看哪，他們口中噴吐惡言，
    嘴裏有刀：
    「有誰聽見呢？」

8 但你—耶和華必譏笑他們，
    你要嗤笑萬國。
9 我[a]的力量啊，我要等候你，
    因為　神是我的庇護所。
10 我的　神要以慈愛[b]迎接我，
    　神要叫我看見我的仇敵遭報。

11 主，我們的盾牌啊，
    不要殺他們，免得我的子民遺忘；
求你用你的能力使他們四散，
    使他們降為卑。
12 願他們因口中的罪和嘴唇的言語，
    被自己的驕傲抓住，
    他們所說的盡是咒罵和謊話。
13 求你發怒，使他們消滅，
    求你使他們消滅，歸於無有，
使他們知道　神在雅各中間掌權，
    直到地極。（細拉）

14 他們晚上轉回，
    叫號如狗，圍城繞行。
15 他們到處走動覓食，
    若不飽足就咆哮不已。

16 但我要歌頌你的能力，
    早晨要高唱你的慈愛；
因為你是我的庇護所，
    在急難的日子作過我的避難所。
17 我的力量啊，我要歌頌你；
    因為　神是我的庇護所，
    是賜恩給我的　神。

Footnotes

  1. 59．9 「我」：有古卷是「你」。
  2. 59．10 「我的　神要以慈愛」：有古卷是「慈愛的　神」。
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Psalm 59
Lexham English Bible

A Prayer for Protection

For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy.

Of David. A miktam.

When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him.[a]

59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.
Protect[b] me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity,
and from men of bloodshed save me.
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life.[c]
The mighty attack[d] against me,
not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.
4 Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves.
Awake to meet me and see.
5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations.
Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs[e]
while they prowl the city.
7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.
Swords are on their lips,
for they say, “Who hears?”
8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them;
you will mock all the nations.
9 O my strength,[f] I will watch for you,
because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.
10 My[g] God of loyal love will meet me;
God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget.
Make them to wander by your power,
and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
even in their pride, let them be trapped,
and for the curses[h] and lies[i] they proclaim.
13 Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more,
so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
14 They return at evening; they howl like dogs[j]
while they prowl the city.
15 As for them, they wander for food.
If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.[k]
16 But as for me, I will sing of your strength,
and I will hail your loyal love in the morning,
because you have been my high stronghold
and a refuge in my time[l] of trouble.
17 O my strength, to you I will give praise,
because God is my high stronghold,
my God of loyal love.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 59:1 The sense is that of making something inaccessibly high, like a fortress
  3. Psalm 59:3 Hebrew “soul”
  4. Psalm 59:3 Or “stir up strife”
  5. Psalm 59:6 Hebrew “dog”
  6. Psalm 59:9 Reading with a few Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX, Targum and v. 17
  7. Psalm 59:10 According to the reading tradition (Qere), some Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX
  8. Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “curse”
  9. Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “lie”
  10. Psalm 59:14 Hebrew “dog”
  11. Psalm 59:15 Or “then they growl”
  12. Psalm 59:16 Literally “day”
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Psalm 59
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Psalm 59[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house(A) in order to kill him.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;(B)
    be my fortress against those who are attacking me.(C)
2 Deliver me from evildoers(D)
    and save me from those who are after my blood.(E)

3 See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(F) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
4 I have done no wrong,(G) yet they are ready to attack me.(H)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(I)
5 You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,(J)
rouse yourself(K) to punish all the nations;(L)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.[c](M)

6 They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,(N)
    and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths(O)—
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(P)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”(Q)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;(R)
    you scoff at all those nations.(S)

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

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[d](V)
    or my people will forget.(W)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.(X)
12 For the sins of their mouths,(Y)
    for the words of their lips,(Z)
    let them be caught in their pride.(AA)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13     consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.(AB)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.(AC)

14 They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,
    and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food(AD)
    and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing(AE) of your strength,(AF)
    in the morning(AG) I will sing of your love;(AH)
for you are my fortress,(AI)
    my refuge in times of trouble.(AJ)

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.(AK)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 In Hebrew texts 59:1-17 is numbered 59:2-18.
  2. Psalm 59:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.
  4. Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign
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