Psalms 59

Psalm 59

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;[#Ps 143.9]

protect me from those who rise up against me.

2Deliver me from those who work evil;[#Ps 28.3; 139.19]

from the bloodthirsty, save me.

3Even now they lie in wait for my life;[#Ps 56.6]

the mighty stir up strife against me.

For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord ,

4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.[#Ps 35.19, 23]

Rouse yourself, come to my help and see!

5You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.[#Ps 9.5; Jer 18.23]

Awake to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6Each evening they come back[#v 14]

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

7There they are, bellowing with their mouths,[#Ps 10.11; 57.4]

with sharp words on their lips,

for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

8But you laugh at them, O Lord ;[#Ps 2.4; 37.13]

you hold all the nations in derision.

9O my strength, I will watch for you,[#Ps 9.9]

for you, O God, are my fortress.

10My God in his steadfast love will meet me;[#Ps 21.3; 54.7]

my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

11Do not kill them, or my people may forget;[#Deut 4.9; Ps 84.9; 106.27]

make them totter by your power and bring them down,

O Lord, our shield.

12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,[#Ps 10.7; Prov 12.13; Zeph 3.11]

let them be trapped in their pride.

For the cursing and lies that they utter,

13consume them in wrath;[#Ps 83.18; 104.35]

consume them until they are no more.

Then it will be known to the ends of the earth

that God rules over Jacob. Selah

14Each evening they come back[#v 6]

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

15They roam about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

16But I will sing of your might;[#v 9 ; Ps 21.13; 46.1; 88.13; 101.1]

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been a fortress for me

and a refuge in the day of my distress.

17O my strength, I will sing praises to you,[#vv 9, 10]

for you, O God, are my fortress,

the God who shows me steadfast love.

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