Psalm 59

¹Oh, my God, deliver me from my enemies;

put me out of reach from those who rise up against me.

²Deliver me from evildoers;

save me from the bloodthirsty.

³Look at how they lie in ambush for my life!

Powerful people are attacking me, LORD —

⁴They run and take their stand—

Get up when I cry out to you!

Look at what’s happening!

⁵You are the LORD God of heavenly forces,

the God of Israel!

Wake up and punish all the nations!

Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah

⁶They come back every evening,

growling like dogs,

prowling around the city.

⁷See what they belch out with their mouths:

swords are between their lips!

⁸But you, LORD , laugh at them.

You mock all the nations.

⁹I keep looking for you, my strength,

because God is my stronghold.

¹⁰My loving God will come to meet me.

God will allow me to look down on my enemies.

¹¹Don’t kill them, or my people might forget;

instead, by your power

shake them up and bring them down,

¹²For the sin of their mouths,

the words that they speak,

let them be captured in their pride.

For the curses and lies they repeat,

Then let it be known to the ends of the earth

that God rules over Jacob. Selah

¹⁴They come back every evening,

growling like dogs,

prowling around the city.

¹⁵They roam about for food,

and if they don’t get their fill,

they stay all night.

¹⁶But me? I will sing of your strength!

In the morning I will shout out loud

about your faithful love

¹⁷I will sing praises to you, my strength,

because God is my stronghold,

my loving God.