[1] 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. [2] Deliver me
from my enemies, O my God, protect me from those who rise up against me,
[3] deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
[4] For, lo, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men band themselves
against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, [5] for no fault
of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!
[6] Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the
nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah] [7] Each
evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. [8]
There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips--
for "Who," they think, "will hear us?" [9] But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at
them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision. [10] O my Strength, I
will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress. [11] My God in
his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my
enemies. [12] Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy
power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! [13] For the sin of their
mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For
the cursing and lies which they utter, [14] consume them in wrath, consume
them till they are no more, that men may know that God rules over Jacob to
the ends of the earth. [Selah] [15] Each evening they come back, howling
like dogs and prowling about the city. [16] They roam about for food, and
growl if they do not get their fill. [17] But I will sing of thy might; I
will sing aloud of thy steadfast love in the morning. For thou hast been to
me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. [ (Psalms 59:18) O my
Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love. ]
