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59:1  Written by David at the time King Saul set guards at his home to capture and kill him. (1 Samuel 19:11) O my God, save me from my enemies. Protect me from these who have come to destroy me.
59:2  Preserve me from these criminals, these murderers.
59:3  They lurk in ambush for my life. Strong men are out there waiting. And not, O Lord, because I’ve done them wrong.
59:4  Yet they prepare to kill me. Lord, waken! See what is happening! Help me!
59:5  (And O Jehovah, God of heaven’s armies, God of Israel, arise and punish the heathen nations surrounding us.) Do not spare these evil, treacherous men.
59:6  At evening they come to spy, slinking around like dogs that prowl the city.
59:7  I hear them shouting insults and cursing God, for “No one will hear us,” they think.
59:8  Lord, laugh at them! (And scoff at these surrounding nations too.)
59:9  O God my Strength! I will sing your praises, for you are my place of safety.
59:10  My God is changeless in his love for me, and he will come and help me. He will let me see my wish come true upon my enemies.
59:11  Don’t kill them—for my people soon forget such lessons—but stagger them with your power and bring them to their knees. Bring them to the dust, O Lord our shield.
59:12  They are proud, cursing liars. Angrily destroy them. Wipe them out. (And let the nations find out, too, that God rules in Israel and will reign throughout the world.)
59:13  They are proud, cursing liars. Angrily destroy them. Wipe them out. (And let the nations find out, too, that God rules in Israel and will reign throughout the world.)
59:14  Let these evil men slink back at evening and prowl the city all night before they are satisfied, howling like dogs and searching for food.
59:15  Let these evil men slink back at evening and prowl the city all night before they are satisfied, howling like dogs and searching for food.
59:16  But as for me, I will sing each morning about your power and mercy. For you have been my high tower of refuge, a place of safety in the day of my distress.
59:17  O my Strength, to you I sing my praises; for you are my high tower of safety, my God of mercy.