Psalms 59:1-9

1My God, please save me from my enemies! They are attacking me, so please keep me safe from them.

2Rescue me from those dangerous men, who are doing evil things.

3Look at them! They are waiting to kill me! Cruel men are ready to attack me. Lord, I have not done anything against them, but they still want to kill me.

4I have done nothing that is wrong, but they are preparing to attack me. Do something to help me! Look at what they are doing!

5For you are the Lord God Almighty, the God that Israel serves. Get up and punish all the foreign nations. Do not forgive any wicked people who have turned against us. Selah.

6Those bad people come back to the city every evening. They go from place to place, and they cry out like dogs.

7They shout evil things, and their words hurt like swords. They think, ‘Nobody can hear what we say!’

8But Lord, you laugh at them. You laugh at all the foreign nations.

9I will wait for you to help me, because you are the one who gives me strength. You, God, are the strong place where I will be safe.