“deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Defend me from those who rise up against me.”
Psalms 59
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1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
“Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Deliver me from those who rise up against me.”
2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
“Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloody men.”
“Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from the bloody men.”
3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
“For lo, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgressions nor for my sin, O Lord.”
“"'For look, they lie in wait for my life. "'The mighty gather against me, "'not for my transgression or for my sin, O Lord.”
4For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
“They run and prepare themselves without my fault. Awake to help me and behold.”
“They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. Awake to help me and behold,”
5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
“you therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to punish all the nations. Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors.”
“Thou therefore, O God, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all of the heathen. Be not merciful to the wicked transgressors.”
6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
“They return at evening. They make a noise like a dog and go round about the city.”
“They return at evening. They make a noise like a dog and they go around about the city.”
7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: "For who can hear us?"
“"'Indeed, they belch with their mouth, "'swords are in their lips, for they say, who hears?”
8But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
“But you, O Lord, shall laugh at them. You shall have all the nations in derision.”
“But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them, thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.”
“but thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them. And thou shalt have all of the heathen in derision.”
9I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
“Because of his strength will I wait upon thee, for God is my defense.”
“Because of his strength, David says, will I wait upon thee? For God is my defense.”
10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
“My God of mercy shall come to meet me and God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.”
“The God of my mercy shall prevent me. God shall let me see my desires upon my enemies.”
11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
“Slay them not, lest my people forget. Scatter them by thy power and bring them down, O Lord our shield.”
“Do not slay them, lest my people forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.”
12By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
“For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride and for cursing and lying which they speak.”
“for the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them be taken in their pride and for the cursing and lying which they speak.”
13Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
“"'Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be. "'And let them know that God rules in Jacob "'to the ends of the earth.”
“Consume them in wrath. Consume them that they may not be Let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth.”
14They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
“And at evening, let them return and let them make a noise like a dog and go round about the city.”
“"'And at evening they return, they growl like a dog "'and go all around the city.”
15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
“Let them wander up and down for meat and grudge if they be not satisfied.”
“They wander up and down for food, and howl if they are not satisfied.”
16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
“But I will sing of thy power. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning. For thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.”
“but I will sing of your power. Yes, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning. For you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.”
“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.”
“But I will sing of thy power. Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning, for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.”
“But I will sing of your power. I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning. For you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.”
17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
“Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing. For God is my defense and the God of my mercy.”
“To you, O my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my defense, my God of mercy.”
“Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing, for God is my defense and the God of my mercy.”
“To you, O my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my defense, the God of my mercy.”