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World English Bible

Psalm 59 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 59 (KJVS)

[1] Deliver () me from mine enemies, () O my God: Defend () me from them that rise up () against me.
[2] Deliver () me from the workers () of iniquity, And save () me from bloody men.
[3] For, lo, they lie in wait () for my soul: The mighty are gathered () against me; Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
[4] They run () and prepare () themselves without my fault. Awake () to help () me, and behold. ()
[5] Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake () to visit () all the heathen: Be not merciful () to any wicked transgressors. () Selah.
[6] They return () at evening: They make a noise () like a dog, and go round about () the city.
[7] Behold, they belch out () with their mouth: Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear? ()
[8] But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh () at them; Thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. ()
[9] Because of his strength will I wait () upon thee: For God is my defence.
[10] The God of my mercy shall prevent () me: God shall let me see () my desire upon mine enemies. ()
[11] Slay () them not, lest my people forget: () Scatter () them by thy power; and bring them down, () O Lord our shield.
[12] 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. ()
[13] Consume () them in wrath, consume () them, that they may not be: And let them know () that God ruleth () in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
[14] And at evening let them return; () And let them make a noise () like a dog, and go round about () the city.
[15] Let them wander up and down () () () for meat, () And grudge () if they be not satisfied. ()
[16] But I will sing () of thy power; Yea, I will sing aloud () of thy mercy in the morning: For thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
[17] Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: () For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Psalm 59:1 Heb. set me on high
Psalm 59:4 Heb. to meet me
Psalm 59:9 Heb. my high place
Psalm 59:10 Heb. mine observers
Psalm 59:15a Heb. to eat
Psalm 59:15b Or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 59 (BYZ)

[1] [58:1] εις το τελος μη διαφθειρης τω δαυιδ εις στηλογραφιαν οποτε απεστειλεν σαουλ και εφυλαξεν τον οικον αυτου του θανατωσαι αυτον [58:2] εξελου με εκ των εχθρων μου ο θεος και εκ των επανιστανομενων επ εμε λυτρωσαι με
[2] [58:3] ρυσαι με εκ των εργαζομενων την ανομιαν και εξ ανδρων αιματων σωσον με
[3] [58:4] οτι ιδου εθηρευσαν την ψυχην μου επεθεντο επ εμε κραταιοι ουτε η ανομια μου ουτε η αμαρτια μου κυριε
[4] [58:5] ανευ ανομιας εδραμον και κατευθυναν εξεγερθητι εις συναντησιν μου και ιδε
[5] [58:6] και συ κυριε ο θεος των δυναμεων ο θεος ισραηλ προσχες του επισκεψασθαι παντα τα εθνη μη οικτιρησης παντας τους εργαζομενους την ανομιαν διαψαλμα
[6] [58:7] επιστρεψουσιν εις εσπεραν και λιμωξουσιν ως κυων και κυκλωσουσιν πολιν
[7] [58:8] ιδου αποφθεγξονται εν τω στοματι αυτων και ρομφαια εν τοις χειλεσιν αυτων οτι τις ηκουσεν
[8] [58:9] και συ κυριε εκγελαση αυτους εξουδενωσεις παντα τα εθνη
[9] [58:10] το κρατος μου προς σε φυλαξω οτι ο θεος αντιλημπτωρ μου ει
[10] [58:11] ο θεος μου το ελεος αυτου προφθασει με ο θεος δειξει μοι εν τοις εχθροις μου
[11] [58:12] μη αποκτεινης αυτους μηποτε επιλαθωνται του λαου μου διασκορπισον αυτους εν τη δυναμει σου και καταγαγε αυτους ο υπερασπιστης μου κυριε
[12] [58:13] αμαρτιαν στοματος αυτων λογον χειλεων αυτων και συλλημφθητωσαν εν τη υπερηφανια αυτων και εξ αρας και ψευδους διαγγελησονται συντελειαι
[13] [58:14] εν οργη συντελειας και ου μη υπαρξωσιν και γνωσονται οτι ο θεος δεσποζει του ιακωβ των περατων της γης διαψαλμα
[14] [58:15] επιστρεψουσιν εις εσπεραν και λιμωξουσιν ως κυων και κυκλωσουσιν πολιν
[15] [58:16] αυτοι διασκορπισθησονται του φαγειν εαν δε μη χορτασθωσιν και γογγυσουσιν
[16] [58:17] εγω δε ασομαι τη δυναμει σου και αγαλλιασομαι το πρωι το ελεος σου οτι εγενηθης αντιλημπτωρ μου και καταφυγη εν ημερα θλιψεως μου
[17] [58:18] βοηθος μου σοι ψαλω οτι ο θεος αντιλημπτωρ μου ει ο θεος μου το ελεος μου