Psalm 59
Common English Bible
Psalm 59
For the music leader. Do not destroy. A miktam[a] of David, when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.
59 Oh, my God, deliver me from my enemies;
put me out of reach from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from evildoers;
save me from the bloodthirsty.
3 Look at how they lie in ambush for my life!
Powerful people are attacking me, Lord—
but not because of any error or sin of mine.
4 They run and take their stand—
but not because of any fault of mine.
Get up when I cry out to you!
Look at what’s happening!
5 You are the Lord God of heavenly forces,
the God of Israel!
Wake up and punish all the nations!
Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah
6 They come back every evening,
growling like dogs,
prowling around the city.
7 See what they belch out with their mouths:
swords are between their lips!
Who can listen to them?[b]
8 But you, Lord, laugh at them.
You mock all the nations.
9 I keep looking for you, my strength,
because God is my stronghold.
10 My loving God will come to meet me.
God will allow me to look down on my enemies.
11 Don’t kill them, or my people might forget;
instead, by your power
shake them up and bring them down,
you who are our shield and my Lord.
12 For the sin of their mouths,
the words that they speak,
let them be captured in their pride.
For the curses and lies they repeat,
13 finish them off in anger;
finish them off until they are gone!
Then let it be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob. Selah
14 They come back every evening,
growling like dogs,
prowling around the city.
15 They roam about for food,
and if they don’t get their fill,
they stay all night.
16 But me? I will sing of your strength!
In the morning I will shout out loud
about your faithful love
because you have been my stronghold,
my shelter when I was distraught.
17 I will sing praises to you, my strength,
because God is my stronghold,
my loving God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:1 Perhaps inscription
- Psalm 59:7 Heb uncertain
Psalm 59
New King James Version
The Assured Judgment of the Wicked
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (A)when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him.
59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[b]Defend me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
(B)The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.
(C)Awake to help me, and behold!
5 You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the [c]nations;
Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah
6 (D)At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
(E)Swords are in their lips;
For they say, (F)“Who hears?”
8 But (G)You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the [d]nations in derision.
9 I will wait for You, O You [e]his Strength;
(H)For God is my [f]defense.
10 [g]My God of mercy shall (I)come to meet me;
God shall let (J)me see my desire on my enemies.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
12 (K)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
13 (L)Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And (M)let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14 And (N)at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
15 They (O)wander up and down for food,
And [h]howl if they are not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To You, (P)O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
- Psalm 59:1 Lit. Set me on high
- Psalm 59:5 Gentiles
- Psalm 59:8 Gentiles
- Psalm 59:9 So with MT, Syr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. my Strength
- Psalm 59:9 Lit. fortress
- 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
- Psalm 59:15 So with LXX, Vg.; MT, Syr., Tg. spend the night
Psalmi 59
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Molitva za zaštitu od neprijatelja
Voditelju zbora. Po melodiji »Ne uništi«. Davidov »miktam«. Napisan kad je Šaul zapovjedio da nadziru Davidovu kuću kako bi ga ubio.
59 Bože, spasi me od mojih neprijatelja,
zaštiti me od tih nasrtljivaca.
2 Izbavi me od zlonamjernih
i spasi me od krvoločnih
3 jer u zasjedi čekaju da me ubiju!
Silnici su se udružili protiv mene,
a ni prijestup ni grijeh nisam počinio, BOŽE.
4 Ništa nisam skrivio,
a oni trče i zauzimaju položaje.
Probudi se!
Priskoči mi u pomoć i sam se uvjeri!
5 Ti si BOG Svevladar, Bog Izraelov,
ustani i kazni sve pogane.
Nemoj se smilovati zlim izdajicama. Selah
6 Svaku večer se vraćaju,
kao psi reže i gradom kruže.
7 Gle, na usta im idu bljuvotine,
režu riječima kao mačevima,
nije ih briga tko ih čuje.
8 A ti im se, BOŽE, smiješ,
svim poganima se izruguješ.
9 Tebe iščekujem, snago moja,
jer ti si mi, Bože, kao tvrđava.
10 Moj Bog me voli i dolazi k meni,
moj Bog će dati da likujem nad neprijateljima.
11 Nemoj ih samo pobiti
jer moj narod će to zaboraviti.
Nego ih svojom silom rasprši
pa ih obori, Gospodaru, naš zaštitniče.
12 Zbog grijeha njihovih usta,
zbog riječi njihovih usana,
neka se uhvate u zamku svoje oholosti.
Zato što govore kletve i laži,
13 u srdžbi ih dokrajči.
Dokrajči ih, da ih više ne bude!
Tako će se znati po cijelom svijetu
da Bog vlada u Jakovljevom narodu.
14 Svaku večer se vraćaju,
kao psi reže i gradom kruže.
15 Lutaju uokolo, jelo traže,
ako se ne nažderu, opet zavijaju.
16 A ja ću svakoga jutra pjevati o tvojoj snazi,
o tvojoj vjernoj ljubavi.
Jer, ti si mi kao tvrđava,
utočište u vrijeme nevolje.
17 Snago moja, tebi pjevam hvalospjev.
Ti si mi, Bože, kao tvrđava,
ti si Bog koji mi ljubav pruža.
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