New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 59

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

For the music 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.

1Rescueהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my enemiesH340,my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Setתְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃te.sa.ge.Ve.niH7682me securelyonH7682highH7682away from those who riseמִּמִתְקוֹמְמַ֥יmi.mit.ko.MaiH6965upH6965against me.

2RescueH5337me fromthose who practiceמִפֹּ֣עֲלֵיmi.Po.'a.leiH6466injusticeאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,And saveהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ho.shi.'E.niH3467me frommenH376of bloodshedדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818.

3For beholdהִנֵּ֪הhi.NehH2009, they havesetH693an ambushH693for mylifeלְנַפְשִׁ֗יle.naf.ShiH5315;Fierceעַזִ֑ים'a.ZimH5794menH5794attackיָג֣וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481me,Not for my wrongdoingפִשְׁעִ֖יfish.'IH6588norH3808for my sinחַטָּאתִ֣יcha.ta.TiH2403, Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

4For noבְּֽלִי־be.li-H1097guiltעָ֭וֹן'A.vonH5771of mine,they runיְרוּצ֣וּןye.ru.TzunH7323and takeH3559their standH3559against me.Stirע֖וּרָה'U.rahH5782Yourself tohelpלִקְרָאתִ֣יlik.ra.TiH7122me, and seeוּרְאֵה׃u.re.'ehH7200!

5You,Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430of armiesצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,AwakeH7019topunishלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;Do not beH2603graciousH2603to anyכָּל־kol-H3605whodealH898treacherouslyבֹּ֖גְדֵיBo.ge.deiH898in wrongdoingאָ֣וֶן'A.venH205.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

6Theyreturnיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725at eveningלָ֭עֶרֶבLa.'e.revH6153,they howlיֶהֱמ֥וּye.he.MuH1993like adogכַכָּ֗לֶבkha.Ka.levH3611,And prowlH5437aroundH5437the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֤ה׀hi.NehH2009, theygushH5042forthיַבִּ֘יע֤וּןya.Bi.'UnH5042with their mouthsבְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.HemH6310;Swordsחֲ֭רָבוֹתCha.ra.VotH2719are in their lipsבְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑םbe.sif.to.tei.HemH8193, For, they say, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310hearsשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?”

8But You, 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 myrefugeמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.

10My GodH430in His faithfulnessחַסְדִּ֣יchas.DiH2617will meetיְקַדְּמֵ֑נִיye.ka.de.Me.niH6923me;GodH430will let melookיַרְאֵ֥נִיyar.'E.niH7200triumphantlyupon my enemiesH7796.

11Do not killתַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀ta.har.GemH2026them,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971will forgetיִשְׁכְּח֬וּyish.ke.ChuH7911;Scatterהֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹha.ni.'E.movH5128them by Your powerבְ֭חֵילְךָVe.chei.le.khaH2428and bringוְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹve.ho.ri.De.movH3381them downH3381,Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136,our shieldמָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּma.gi.Ne.nuH4043.

12On account of thesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403of their mouthsפִּ֗ימוֹpi.moH6310andthe wordsדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697of their lipsשְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹse.Fa.Tei.movH8193, May they even becaughtוְיִלָּכְד֥וּve.yi.la.khe.DuH3920in their prideבִגְאוֹנָ֑םvig.'o.NamH1347,And onH4480accountH4480ofH4480cursesוּמֵאָלָ֖הu.me.'a.LahH423and liesוּמִכַּ֣חַשׁu.mi.Ka.chashH3585which they tellיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ye.sa.Pe.ruH5608.

13Destroyכַּלֵּ֥הka.LehH3615themin wrathבְחֵמָה֮ve.che.MahH2534,destroyכַּלֵּ֪הka.LehH3615themso that they will noH369longerH369existH369; So that people mayknowוְֽיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045that Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430rulesמֹשֵׁ֣לmo.ShelH4910in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,To 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 prowlH5437aroundH5437the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

15Theywanderיְנִיע֣וּןye.ni.'UnH5128aboutH5128for foodלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398Andmurmurוַיָּלִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Li.nuH3885ifאִם־'im-H518they areH7646not satisfiedH7646.

16But as for me, I willsingאָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH7891of Your strengthעֻזֶּךָ֮'u.ze.KhaH5797; Yes, I willjoyfullyH7442singוַאֲרַנֵּ֥ןva.'a.ra.NenH7442of Your faithfulnessחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָchas.De.khaH2617in themorningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,For You have beenהָיִ֣יתָha.Yi.taH1961myrefugeמִשְׂגָּ֣בmis.GavH4869And aplaceוּ֝מָנ֗וֹסu.ma.NosH4498ofH4498refugeH4498on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my distressH6862.

17My strengthH5797,I will singאֲזַמֵּ֑רָה'a.za.Me.rahH2167praisesH2167to You;For Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is myrefugeH4869, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430who shows me favorH2617.

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

For the music 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