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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] Εἰς () τὸ () τέλος· () μὴ () διαφθείρῃς· () τῷ () Δαυιδ () εἰς () στηλογραφίαν, ὁπότε () ἀπέστειλεν () Σαουλ () καὶ () ἐφύλαξεν () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ () τοῦ () θανατῶσαι () αὐτόν. () Ἐξελοῦ () με () ἐκ () τῶν () ἐχθρῶν () μου, () ὁ () θεός, () καὶ () ἐκ () τῶν () ἐπανιστανομένων () ἐπ’ () ἐμὲ () λύτρωσαί () με· ()
[2] ῥῦσαί () με () ἐκ () τῶν () ἐργαζομένων () τὴν () ἀνομίαν () καὶ () ἐξ () ἀνδρῶν () αἱμάτων () σῶσόν () με. ()
[3] Ὅτι () ἰδοὺ () ἐθήρευσαν () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου, () ἐπέθεντο () ἐπ’ () ἐμὲ () κραταιοί. () Οὔτε () ἡ () ἀνομία () μου () οὔτε () ἡ () ἁμαρτία () μου, () κύριε· ()
[4] ἄνευ () ἀνομίας () ἔδραμον () καὶ () κατεύθυναν· () ἐξεγέρθητι () εἰς () συνάντησίν () μου () καὶ () ἰδέ. ()
[5] Καὶ () σύ, () κύριε () ὁ () θεὸς () τῶν () δυνάμεων () ὁ () θεὸς () Ισραηλ, () πρόσχες () τοῦ () ἐπισκέψασθαι () πάντα () τὰ () ἔθνη, () μὴ () οἰκτιρήσῃς () πάντας () τοὺς () ἐργαζομένους () τὴν () ἀνομίαν. () Διάψαλμα.
[6] Ἐπιστρέψουσιν () εἰς () ἑσπέραν () καὶ () λιμώξουσιν ὡς () κύων () καὶ () κυκλώσουσιν () πόλιν. ()
[7] Ἰδοὺ () ἀποφθέγξονται () ἐν () τῷ () στόματι () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ῥομφαία () ἐν () τοῖς () χείλεσιν () αὐτῶν· () ὅτι () τίς () ἤκουσεν; ()
[8] Καὶ () σύ, () κύριε, () ἐκγελάσῃ αὐτούς, () ἐξουδενώσεις () πάντα () τὰ () ἔθνη. ()
[9] Τὸ () κράτος () μου, () πρὸς () σὲ () φυλάξω, () ὅτι () ὁ () θεὸς () ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου () εἶ. ()
[10] Ὁ () θεός () μου, () τὸ () ἔλεος () αὐτοῦ () προφθάσει () με· () ὁ () θεὸς () δείξει () μοι () ἐν () τοῖς () ἐχθροῖς () μου. ()
[11] Μὴ () ἀποκτείνῃς () αὐτούς, () μήποτε () ἐπιλάθωνται () τοῦ () λαοῦ () μου· () διασκόρπισον () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () τῇ () δυνάμει () σου () καὶ () κατάγαγε () αὐτούς, () ὁ () ὑπερασπιστής μου () κύριε. ()
[12] Ἁμαρτίαν () στόματος () αὐτῶν, () λόγον () χειλέων () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () συλλημφθήτωσαν () ἐν () τῇ () ὑπερηφανίᾳ () αὐτῶν· () καὶ () ἐξ () ἀρᾶς () καὶ () ψεύδους () διαγγελήσονται () συντέλειαι ()
[13] ἐν () ὀργῇ () συντελείας, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ὑπάρξωσιν· καὶ () γνώσονται () ὅτι () ὁ () θεὸς () δεσπόζει τοῦ () Ιακωβ, () τῶν () περάτων () τῆς () γῆς. () Διάψαλμα.
[14] Ἐπιστρέψουσιν () εἰς () ἑσπέραν () καὶ () λιμώξουσιν ὡς () κύων () καὶ () κυκλώσουσιν () πόλιν. ()
[15] Αὐτοὶ () διασκορπισθήσονται () τοῦ () φαγεῖν· () ἐὰν () δὲ () μὴ () χορτασθῶσιν, () καὶ () γογγύσουσιν. ()
[16] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ᾄσομαι () τῇ () δυνάμει () σου () καὶ () ἀγαλλιάσομαι () τὸ () πρωῒ () τὸ () ἔλεός () σου, () ὅτι () ἐγενήθης () ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου () καὶ () καταφυγὴ ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () θλίψεώς () μου. ()
[17] Βοηθός () μου, () σοὶ () ψαλῶ, () ὅτι, () ὁ () θεός, () ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου () εἶ, () ὁ () θεός () μου, () τὸ () ἔλεός () μου. ()

Psalm 59:1 Originally verses 58:1–2.
Psalm 59:2 Originally verse 58:3.
Psalm 59:3 Originally verse 58:4.
Psalm 59:4 Originally verse 58:5.
Psalm 59:5 Originally verse 58:6.
Psalm 59:6 Originally verse 58:7.
Psalm 59:7 Originally verse 58:8.
Psalm 59:8 Originally verse 58:9.
Psalm 59:9 Originally verse 58:10.
Psalm 59:10 Originally verse 58:11.
Psalm 59:11 Originally verse 58:12.
Psalm 59:12 Originally verse 58:13.
Psalm 59:13 Originally verse 58:14.
Psalm 59:14 Originally verse 58:15.
Psalm 59:15 Originally verse 58:16.
Psalm 59:16 Originally verse 58:17.
Psalm 59:17 Originally verse 58:18.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.