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Psalm 57-59
New American Standard Bible 1995

Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.

For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when he fled from Saul in the cave.

57 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul (A)takes refuge in You;
And in the (B)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction (C)passes by.
2 I will cry to God Most High,
To God who (D)accomplishes all things for me.
3 He will (E)send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who [d](F)tramples upon me. [e]Selah.
God will send forth His (G)lovingkindness and His [f]truth.

4 My soul is among (H)lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose (I)teeth are spears and arrows
And their (J)tongue a sharp sword.
5 (K)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
6 They have [g]prepared a (L)net for my steps;
My soul is (M)bowed down;
They (N)dug a pit before me;
They themselves have (O)fallen into the midst of it. Selah.

7 (P)My (Q)heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
8 Awake, (R)my glory!
Awake, (S)harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9 (T)I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the [h]nations.
10 For Your (U)lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your [i]truth to the clouds.
11 (V)Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

For the choir director; set to [j]Al-tashheth. A [k]Mikhtam of David.

58 Do you indeed [l]speak righteousness, O [m]gods?
Do you (W)judge [n]uprightly, O sons of men?
2 No, in heart you (X)work unrighteousness;
On earth you (Y)weigh out the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked are estranged (Z)from the womb;
These who speak lies (AA)go astray from [o]birth.
4 They have venom like the (AB)venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
5 So that it (AC)does not hear the voice of [p](AD)charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.

6 O God, (AE)shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
7 Let them (AF)flow away like water that runs off;
When he [q](AG)aims his arrows, let them be as [r]headless shafts.
8 Let them be as a snail which [s]melts away as it goes along,
Like the (AH)miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun.
9 Before your (AI)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will (AJ)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the [t]green and the burning alike.

10 The (AK)righteous will rejoice when he (AL)sees the vengeance;
He will (AM)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And men will say, “Surely there is a [u](AN)reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who (AO)judges [v]on earth!”

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

For the choir director; set to [w]Al-tashheth. A [x]Mikhtam of David, [y]when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

59 (AP)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[z](AQ)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from (AR)those who do iniquity
And save me from (AS)men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they (AT)have [aa]set an ambush for my [ab]life;
[ac]Fierce men [ad](AU)launch an attack against me,
(AV)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
4 [ae](AW)For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
(AX)Arouse Yourself to [af]help me, and see!
5 You, (AY)O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to [ag](AZ)punish all the nations;
(BA)Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. [ah]Selah.
6 They (BB)return at evening, they howl like a (BC)dog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they (BD)belch forth with their mouth;
(BE)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “(BF)Who hears?”
8 But You, O Lord, (BG)laugh at them;
You (BH)scoff at all the nations.

9 Because of [ai]his (BI)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my (BJ)stronghold.
10 [aj]My God (BK)in His lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me (BL)look triumphantly upon [ak]my foes.
11 Do not slay them, (BM)or my people will forget;
[al](BN)Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, (BO)our shield.
12 [am]On account of the (BP)sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be (BQ)caught in their pride,
And on account of (BR)curses and [an]lies which they utter.
13 [ao](BS)Destroy them in wrath, [ap]destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may (BT)know that God [aq]rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 They (BU)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
15 They (BV)wander about [ar]for food
And [as]growl if they are not satisfied.

16 But as for me, I shall (BW)sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall (BX)joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the (BY)morning,
For You have been my (BZ)stronghold
And a (CA)refuge in the day of my distress.
17 (CB)O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my (CC)stronghold, the [at]God who shows me lovingkindness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  2. Psalm 57:1 Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
  3. Psalm 57:1 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
  4. Psalm 57:3 Or snaps at
  5. Psalm 57:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  6. Psalm 57:3 Or faithfulness
  7. Psalm 57:6 Or spread
  8. Psalm 57:9 Lit peoples
  9. Psalm 57:10 Or faithfulness
  10. Psalm 58:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  11. Psalm 58:1 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
  12. Psalm 58:1 Another reading is speak righteousness in silence
  13. Psalm 58:1 Or mighty ones or judges
  14. Psalm 58:1 Or uprightly the sons of men
  15. Psalm 58:3 Lit the womb
  16. Psalm 58:5 Or whisperers
  17. Psalm 58:7 Lit bends
  18. Psalm 58:7 Lit though they were cut off
  19. Psalm 58:8 I.e. secretes slime
  20. Psalm 58:9 Lit living
  21. Psalm 58:11 Lit fruit
  22. Psalm 58:11 Or in
  23. Psalm 59:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  24. Psalm 59:1 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
  25. Psalm 59:1 1 Sam 19:11
  26. Psalm 59:1 Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place
  27. Psalm 59:3 Or lain in wait
  28. Psalm 59:3 Lit soul
  29. Psalm 59:3 Or Strong
  30. Psalm 59:3 Or stir up strife
  31. Psalm 59:4 Lit Without guilt
  32. Psalm 59:4 Lit meet
  33. Psalm 59:5 Lit visit
  34. Psalm 59:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  35. Psalm 59:9 Many mss and some ancient versions read My strength
  36. Psalm 59:10 Many mss and some ancient versions read The God of my lovingkindness
  37. Psalm 59:10 Lit those who lie in wait for me
  38. Psalm 59:11 Or Make them wander
  39. Psalm 59:12 Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips,
  40. Psalm 59:12 Lit lying
  41. Psalm 59:13 Lit Bring to an end
  42. Psalm 59:13 Lit Bring to an end
  43. Psalm 59:13 Or is Ruler
  44. Psalm 59:15 Or to devour
  45. Psalm 59:15 Another reading is tarry all night
  46. Psalm 59:17 Lit God of my lovingkindness
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