| Chapter 59 |
1 | Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.
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2 | Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.
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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.
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4 | I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
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5 | You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
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6 | They return at evening, howling like dogs, And prowl around the city.
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7 | Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, 'For,' they say, 'who hears us?'
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8 | But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
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9 | Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, For God is my high tower.
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10 | My God will go before me with his lovingkindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
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11 | Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
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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.
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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.
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14 | At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
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15 | They shall wander up and down for food, And wait all night if they aren't satisfied.
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16 | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your lovingkindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, A refuge in the day of my distress.
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17 | To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of 'The Lily of the Covenant.' A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
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