[1] To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When
Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death. [2]
\59:1\Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe
from those who come up against me. [3] \59:2\Take me out of the power of
the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood. [4] \59:3\For
see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together
against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord. [5]
\59:4\For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake
and come to my help, and see. [6] \59:5\You, O Lord God of armies, are the
God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy
on any workers of deceit. (Selah.) [7] \59:6\They come back in the evening;
they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town. [8] \59:7\See, hate is
dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives
attention to it? [9] \59:8\But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will
make sport of all the nations. [10] \59:9\O my strength, I will put my hope
in you; because God is my strong tower. [11] \59:10\The God of my mercy
will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
[12] \59:11\Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of
them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O
Lord our saviour. [13] \59:12\Because of the sin of their mouths and the
word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their
curses and their deceit, [14] \59:13\Put an end to them in your wrath, put
an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God
is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.) [15] \59:14\And
in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go
round the town. [16] \59:15\Let them go wandering up and down in search of
food, and be there all night if they have not enough. [17] \59:16\But I
will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy
in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the
day of my trouble. [18] \59:17\To you, O my strength, will I make my song:
because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.
