New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 59

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

For the choir director; set to Lit Do Not DestroyAl-tashheth. A Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, 1 Sam 19:11when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

1Deliverהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my enemiesH340,O my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Setתְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃te.sa.ge.Ve.niH7682me securelyon highH7682away from those who riseמִּמִתְקוֹמְמַ֥יmi.mit.ko.MaiH6965up against me.

2DeliverH5337me fromthose who doמִפֹּ֣עֲלֵיmi.Po.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205And saveהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ho.shi.'E.niH3467me frommenH376of bloodshedדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818.

3For beholdהִנֵּ֪הhi.NehH2009, they havesetH693an ambushH693for mylifeלְנַפְשִׁ֗יle.naf.ShiH5315;Fierceעַזִ֑ים'a.ZimH5794menH5794launchH1481an attackH1481againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me,Not for my transgressionפִשְׁעִ֖יfish.'IH6588norH3808for my sinחַטָּאתִ֣יcha.ta.TiH2403, O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

4For noבְּֽלִי־be.li-H1097guiltעָ֭וֹן'A.vonH5771of mine,they runיְרוּצ֣וּןye.ru.TzunH7323and setוְיִכּוֹנָ֑נוּve.yi.ko.Na.nuH3559themselves against me.Arouseע֖וּרָה'U.rahH5782Yourself tohelpלִקְרָאתִ֣יlik.ra.TiH7122me, and seeוּרְאֵה׃u.re.'ehH7200!

5You,O Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430of hostsצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,AwakeH7019topunishלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;Do not be graciousתָּחֹ֨ןta.ChonH2603to anyכָּל־kol-H3605who aretreacherousבֹּ֖גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898in iniquityאָ֣וֶן'A.venH205.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6Theyreturnיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725at eveningלָ֭עֶרֶבLa.'e.revH6153,they howlיֶהֱמ֥וּye.he.MuH1993like adogכַכָּ֗לֶבkha.Ka.levH3611,And goוִיס֥וֹבְבוּvi.So.vuH5437aroundH5437the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֤ה׀hi.NehH2009, theybelchH5042forthיַבִּ֘יע֤וּןya.Bi.'UnH5042with their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.HemH6310;Swordsחֲ֭רָבוֹתCha.ra.VotH2719are in their lipsבְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑םbe.sif.to.tei.HemH8193, For, they say, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310hearsשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?”

8But You, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,laughתִּשְׂחַק־tis.chak-H7832at them; Youscoffתִּ֝לְעַ֗גtil.'AgH3932at allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

9Because of hisstrengthעֻ֭זּוֹu.zoH5797I will watchאֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה'esh.Mo.rahH8104for You,For Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430is mystrongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.

10My GodH430in His lovingkindnessחַסְדִּ֣יchas.DiH2617will meetיְקַדְּמֵ֑נִיye.ka.de.Me.niH6923me;GodH430will let melookיַרְאֵ֥נִיyar.'E.niH7200triumphantly uponmy foesH7796.

11Do not slayתַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀ta.har.GemH2026them,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971will forgetיִשְׁכְּח֬וּyish.ke.ChuH7911;Scatterהֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹha.ni.'E.movH5128them by Your powerבְ֭חֵילְךָVe.chei.le.khaH2428,and bringוְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹve.ho.ri.De.movH3381them downH3381,O Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136,our shieldמָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּma.gi.Ne.nuH4043.

12On account of thesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403of their mouthפִּ֗ימוֹpi.moH6310andthe wordsדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697of their lipsשְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹse.Fa.Tei.movH8193, Let them even becaughtוְיִלָּכְד֥וּve.yi.la.khe.DuH3920in their prideבִגְאוֹנָ֑םvig.'o.NamH1347,And on accountH4480ofcursesוּמֵאָלָ֖הu.me.'a.LahH423andliesוּמִכַּ֣חַשׁu.mi.Ka.chashH3585which they utterיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ye.sa.Pe.ruH5608.

13Destroyכַּלֵּ֥הka.LehH3615themin wrathבְחֵמָה֮ve.che.MahH2534,destroyכַּלֵּ֪הka.LehH3615themthat they may be noH369moreH369; That men mayknowוְֽיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045that Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430rulesמֹשֵׁ֣לmo.ShelH4910in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290To the endsלְאַפְסֵ֖יle.'af.SeiH657of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

14Theyreturnוְיָשׁ֣וּבוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725at eveningלָ֭עֶרֶבLa.'e.revH6153,they howlיֶהֱמ֥וּye.he.MuH1993like a dogכַכָּ֗לֶבkha.Ka.levH3611,And goוִיס֥וֹבְבוּvi.So.vuH5437aroundH5437the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

15Theywanderיְנִיע֣וּןye.ni.'UnH5128aboutfor foodלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398Andgrowlוַיָּלִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Li.nuH3885ifאִם־'im-H518they are not satisfiedיִ֝שְׂבְּע֗וּyis.be.'UH7646.

16But as for me, I shallsingאָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH7891of Your strengthעֻזֶּךָ֮'u.ze.KhaH5797; Yes, I shalljoyfullyH7442singוַאֲרַנֵּ֥ןva.'a.ra.NenH7442of Your lovingkindnessחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָchas.De.khaH2617in themorningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,For You have beenהָיִ֣יתָha.Yi.taH1961mystrongholdמִשְׂגָּ֣בmis.GavH4869And arefugeוּ֝מָנ֗וֹסu.ma.NosH4498in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my distressH6862.

17O my strengthH5797,I will singאֲזַמֵּ֑רָה'a.za.Me.rahH2167praisesH2167to You;For Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is mystrongholdH4869, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430who shows me lovingkindnessH2617.

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

For the choir director; set to Lit Do Not DestroyAl-tashheth. A Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, 1 Sam 19:11when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

Commentaries on Psalms 59