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