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World English Bible Classic
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
[1] Deliver me from my enemies, my God.Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
[2] Deliver me from the workers of iniquity.
Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
[3] For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul.
The mighty gather themselves together against me,
not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.
[4] I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Rise up, behold, and help me!
[5] You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish the nations.
Show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
Selah. [6] They return at evening, howling like dogs,
and prowl around the city.
[7] Behold, they spew with their mouth.
Swords are in their lips,
“For”, they say, “who hears us?”
[8] But you, Yahweh, laugh at them.
You scoff at all the nations.
[9] Oh, my Strength, I watch for you,
for God is my high tower.
[10] My God will go before me with his loving kindness.
God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
[11] Don’t kill them, or my people may forget.
Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
[12] For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride,
for the curses and lies which they utter.
[13] Consume them in wrath.
Consume them, and they will be no more.
Let them know that God rules in Jacob,
to the ends of the earth.
Selah. [14] At evening let them return.
Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
[15] They shall wander up and down for food,
and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied. [16] But I will sing of your strength.
Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning.
For you have been my high tower,
a refuge in the day of my distress.
[17] To you, my strength, I will sing praises.
For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
King James Version
To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) Al-taschith, H516 (HiphImpf) Michtam H4387 of David; H1732 when Saul H7586 sent, H7971 (QalInf) and they watched H8104 (QalImpf) the house H1004 to kill him. H4191 (HiphInf)
[1] Deliver H5337 (HiphImpv) me from mine enemies, H341 (QalActPtc) O my God: H430Defend H7682 (PielImpf) me§ from them that rise up H6965 (HithPtc) against me.
[2] Deliver H5337 (HiphImpv) me from the workers H6466 (QalActPtc) of iniquity, H205
And save H3467 (HiphImpv) me from bloody H1818 men. H582
[3] For, lo, they lie in wait H693 (QalPerf) for my soul: H5315
The mighty H5794 are gathered H1481 (QalImpf) against me; Not for my transgression, H6588 nor for my sin, H2403 O Lord. H3068
[4] They run H7323 (QalImpf) and prepare H3559 (HiplImpf) themselves without my fault. H5771
Awake H5782 (QalImpv) to help H7125 (QalInf) me,§ and behold. H7200 (QalImpv)
[5] Thou therefore, O Lord H3068 God H430 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel, H3478
Awake H6974 (HiphImpv) to visit H6485 (QalInf) all the heathen: H1471 Be not merciful H2603 (QalImpf) to any wicked H205 transgressors. H898 (QalActPtc) Selah. H5542
[6] They return H7725 (QalImpf) at evening: H6153
They make a noise H1993 (QalImpf) like a dog, H3611 and go round about H5437 (PoelImpf) the city. H5892
[7] Behold, they belch out H5042 (HiphImpf) with their mouth: H6310 Swords H2719 are in their lips: H8193
For who, say they, doth hear? H8085 (QalActPtc)
[8] But thou, O Lord, H3068 shalt laugh H7832 (QalImpf) at them;
Thou shalt have all the heathen H1471 in derision. H3932 (QalImpf)
[9] Because of his strength H5797 will I wait H8104 (QalImpf) upon thee:
For God H430 is my defence.§ H4869
[10] The God H430 of my mercy H2617 shall prevent H6923 (PielImpf) me:
God H430 shall let me see H7200 (HiphImpf) my desire upon mine enemies.§ H8324 (QalActPtc)
[11] Slay H2026 (QalImpf) them not, lest my people H5971 forget: H7911 (QalImpf)
Scatter H5128 (HiphImpv) them by thy power; H2428 and bring them down, H3381 (HiphImpv) O Lord H136 our shield. H4043
[12] For the sin H2403 of their mouth H6310 and the words H1697 of their lips H8193 let them even be taken H3920 (NiphImpf) in their pride: H1347
And for cursing H423 and lying H3585 which they speak. H5608 (PielImpf)
[13] Consume H3615 (PielImpv) them in wrath, H2534 consume H3615 (PielImpv) them, that they may not be:
And let them know H3045 (QalImpf) that God H430 ruleth H4910 (QalActPtc) in Jacob H3290 unto the ends H657 of the earth. H776 Selah. H5542
[14] And at evening H6153 let them return; H7725 (QalImpf)
And let them make a noise H1993 (QalImpf) like a dog, H3611 and go round about H5437 (PoelImpf) the city. H5892
[15] Let them wander up and down H5128 (HiphImpf/Qere) for meat, H398 (QalInf)§
And grudge H3885 (QalImpf) if they be not satisfied. H7646 (QalImpf)§
[16] But I will sing H7891 (QalImpf) of thy power; H5797 Yea, I will sing aloud H7442 (PielImpf) of thy mercy H2617 in the morning: H1242
For thou hast been my defence H4869 and refuge H4498 in the day H3117 of my trouble. H6862
[17] Unto thee, O my strength, H5797 will I sing: H2167 (PielImpf)
For God H430 is my defence, H4869 and the God H430 of my mercy. H2617
Footnotes
- § 59:1 Heb. set me on high
- § 59:4 Heb. to meet me
- § 59:9 Heb. my high place
- § 59:10 Heb. mine observers
- § 59:15a Heb. to eat
- § 59:15b Or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night
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