Psalm 59

¹ Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me;

² deliver me from those who work evil,
and save me from bloodthirsty men.

³ For behold, they lie in wait for my life;
fierce men stir up strife against me.
For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

⁴ for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
Awake, come to meet me, and see!

⁵ You, 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 come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.

⁷ There, bellowing with their mouths,
with swords in their lips—
for 'Who,' they think, 'will hear us?'

⁸ But you, O LORD, laugh at them;
you hold all the nations in derision.

⁹ O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are my fortress.

¹⁰ My God in his steadfast love will meet me;
God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹ Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter by your power and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield!

¹² For 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 consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may know that God rules over Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.

¹⁵ They 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 a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.

¹⁷ O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.