Psalm 59

¹Rescue me from my enemies, O God; *protect me from those who rise up against me.

²Rescue me from evildoers *and save me from those who thirst for my blood.

³See how they lie in wait for my life, how the mighty gather together against me; *not for any offense or fault of mine, O Lord.

⁴Not because of any guilt of mine *they run and prepare themselves for battle.

⁵Rouse yourself, come to my side, and see; *for you, Lord God of hosts, are Israel’s God.

⁶Awake, and punish all the ungodly; *show no mercy to those who are faithless and evil.

⁷They go to and fro in the evening; *they snarl like dogs and run about the city.

⁸Behold, they boast with their mouths, and taunts are on their lips; *“For who,” they say, “will hear us?”

⁹But you, O Lord, you laugh at them; *you laugh all the ungodly to scorn.

¹⁰My eyes are fixed on you, O my Strength; *for you, O God, are my stronghold.

¹¹My merciful God comes to meet me; *God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

¹²Slay them, O God, lest my people forget; *send them reeling by your might and put them down, O Lord our shield.

¹³For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, for the cursing and lies that they utter, *let them be caught in their pride.

¹⁴Make an end of them in your wrath; *make an end of them, and they shall be no more.

¹⁵Let everyone know that God rules in Jacob, *and to the ends of the earth.

¹⁶They go to and fro in the evening; *they snarl like dogs and run about the city.

¹⁷They forage for food, *and if they are not filled, they howl.

¹⁸For my part, I will sing of your strength; *I will celebrate your love in the morning;

¹⁹For you have become my stronghold, *a refuge in the day of my trouble.

²⁰To you, O my Strength, will I sing; *for you, O God, are my stronghold and my merciful God.