Chapter 59
Psalms
Verse 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;protect me from those who rise up against me;Verse 2deliver me from those who work evil,and save me from bloodthirsty men.Verse 3For behold, they lie in wait for my life;fierce men stir up strife against me.For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,Verse 4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.Awake, come to meet me, and see!Verse 5You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel.Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. SelahVerse 6Each evening they come back,howling like dogsand prowling about the city.Verse 7There they are, bellowing with their mouthswith swords in their lips—for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”Verse 8But you, O LORD, laugh at them;you hold all the nations in derision.Verse 9O my Strength, I will watch for you,for you, O God, are my fortress.Verse 10My God in his steadfast love will meet me;God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.Verse 11Kill them not, lest my people forget;make them totter by your power and bring them down,O Lord, our shield!Verse 12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,let them be trapped in their pride.For the cursing and lies that they utter,Verse 13consume them in wrath;consume them till they are no more,that they may know that God rules over Jacobto the ends of the earth. SelahVerse 14Each evening they come back,howling like dogsand prowling about the city.Verse 15They wander about for foodand growl if they do not get their fill.Verse 16But I will sing of your strength;I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortressand a refuge in the day of my distress.Verse 17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,for you, O God, are my fortress,the God who shows me steadfast love.
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