Psalms 59:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Psalms 59:2 (BSB)
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

Psalms 59:3 (BSB)
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Psalms 59:4 (BSB)
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

Psalms 59:5 (BSB)
O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah

Psalms 59:6 (BSB)
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

Psalms 59:7 (BSB)
See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

Psalms 59:8 (BSB)
But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

Psalms 59:9 (BSB)
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

Psalms 59:10 (BSB)
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.

Psalms 59:11 (BSB)
Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Psalms 59:12 (BSB)
By 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.

Psalms 59:13 (BSB)
Consume 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

Psalms 59:14 (BSB)
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

Psalms 59:15 (BSB)
They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

Psalms 59:16 (BSB)
But 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.

Psalms 59:17 (BSB)
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
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