Psalms 59 : 1 (ESV)
TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO DO NOT DESTROY. A MIKTAM OF DAVID, WHEN SAUL SENT MEN TO WATCH HIS HOUSE IN ORDER TO KILL HIM. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
Psalms 59 : 2 (ESV)
deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
Psalms 59 : 3 (ESV)
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,
Psalms 59 : 4 (ESV)
for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!
Psalms 59 : 5 (ESV)
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
Psalms 59 : 6 (ESV)
Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
Psalms 59 : 7 (ESV)
There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
Psalms 59 : 8 (ESV)
But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
Psalms 59 : 9 (ESV)
O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.
Psalms 59 : 10 (ESV)
My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
Psalms 59 : 11 (ESV)
Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
Psalms 59 : 12 (ESV)
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,
Psalms 59 : 13 (ESV)
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
Psalms 59 : 14 (ESV)
Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
Psalms 59 : 15 (ESV)
They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.
Psalms 59 : 16 (ESV)
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.
Psalms 59 : 17 (ESV)
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
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