Psalm 59 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

59 (A)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[d](B)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from (C)those who do iniquity
And save me from (D)men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they (E)have [e]set an ambush for my [f]life;
[g]Fierce men [h](F)launch an attack against me,
(G)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,
4 [i](H)For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
(I)Arouse Yourself to [j]help me, and see!
5 You, (J)O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to [k](K)punish all the nations;
(L)Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. [l]Selah.
6 They (M)return at evening, they howl like a (N)dog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they (O)belch forth with their mouth;
(P)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “(Q)Who hears?”
8 But You, O Lord, (R)laugh at them;
You (S)scoff at all the nations.

9 Because of [m]his (T)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my (U)stronghold.
10 [n]My God (V)in His lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me (W)look triumphantly upon [o]my foes.
11 Do not slay them, (X)or my people will forget;
[p](Y)Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, (Z)our shield.
12 [q]On account of the (AA)sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be (AB)caught in their pride,
And on account of (AC)curses and [r]lies which they utter.
13 [s](AD)Destroy them in wrath, [t]destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may (AE)know that God [u]rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 They (AF)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
15 They (AG)wander about [v]for food
And [w]growl if they are not satisfied.

16 But as for me, I shall (AH)sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall (AI)joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the (AJ)morning,
For You have been my (AK)stronghold
And a (AL)refuge in the day of my distress.
17 (AM)O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my (AN)stronghold, the [x]God who shows me lovingkindness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  2. Psalm 59:1 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
  3. Psalm 59:1 1 Sam 19:11
  4. Psalm 59:1 Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place
  5. Psalm 59:3 Or lain in wait
  6. Psalm 59:3 Lit soul
  7. Psalm 59:3 Or Strong
  8. Psalm 59:3 Or stir up strife
  9. Psalm 59:4 Lit Without guilt
  10. Psalm 59:4 Lit meet
  11. Psalm 59:5 Lit visit
  12. Psalm 59:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  13. Psalm 59:9 Many mss and some ancient versions read My strength
  14. Psalm 59:10 Many mss and some ancient versions read The God of my lovingkindness
  15. Psalm 59:10 Lit those who lie in wait for me
  16. Psalm 59:11 Or Make them wander
  17. Psalm 59:12 Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips,
  18. Psalm 59:12 Lit lying
  19. Psalm 59:13 Lit Bring to an end
  20. Psalm 59:13 Lit Bring to an end
  21. Psalm 59:13 Or is Ruler
  22. Psalm 59:15 Or to devour
  23. Psalm 59:15 Another reading is tarry all night
  24. Psalm 59:17 Lit God of my lovingkindness

Cross references

  1. Psalm 59:1 : Ps 143:9
  2. Psalm 59:1 : Ps 20:1; 69:29
  3. Psalm 59:2 : Ps 28:3; 36:12; 53:4; 92:7; 94:16
  4. Psalm 59:2 : Ps 26:9; 139:19; Prov 29:10
  5. Psalm 59:3 : Ps 56:6
  6. Psalm 59:3 : Ps 56:6
  7. Psalm 59:3 : 1 Sam 24:11; Ps 7:3, 4; 69:4
  8. Psalm 59:4 : Ps 35:19
  9. Psalm 59:4 : Ps 7:6; 35:23
  10. Psalm 59:5 : Ps 69:6; 80:4; 84:8
  11. Psalm 59:5 : Ps 9:5; Is 26:14
  12. Psalm 59:5 : Is 2:9; Jer 18:23
  13. Psalm 59:6 : Ps 59:14
  14. Psalm 59:6 : Ps 22:16
  15. Psalm 59:7 : Ps 94:4; Prov 15:2, 28
  16. Psalm 59:7 : Ps 57:4; Prov 12:18
  17. Psalm 59:7 : Job 22:13; Ps 10:11; 73:11; 94:7
  18. Psalm 59:8 : Ps 37:13; Prov 1:26
  19. Psalm 59:8 : Ps 2:4
  20. Psalm 59:9 : Ps 18:17
  21. Psalm 59:9 : Ps 9:9; 62:2
  22. Psalm 59:10 : Ps 21:3
  23. Psalm 59:10 : Ps 54:7
  24. Psalm 59:11 : Deut 4:9; 6:12
  25. Psalm 59:11 : Ps 106:27; 144:6; Is 33:3
  26. Psalm 59:11 : Ps 84:9
  27. Psalm 59:12 : Prov 12:13
  28. Psalm 59:12 : Zeph 3:11
  29. Psalm 59:12 : Ps 10:7
  30. Psalm 59:13 : Ps 104:35
  31. Psalm 59:13 : Ps 83:18
  32. Psalm 59:14 : Ps 59:6
  33. Psalm 59:15 : Job 15:23
  34. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 21:13
  35. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 101:1
  36. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 5:3; 88:13
  37. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 59:9
  38. Psalm 59:16 : 2 Sam 22:3; Ps 46:1
  39. Psalm 59:17 : Ps 59:9
  40. Psalm 59:17 : Ps 59:10