[57:1] Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed. [57:2] I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me. [57:3] He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth. [57:4] My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. [57:5] Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth! [57:6] They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah. [57:7] My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises. [57:8] Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn. [57:9] I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations. [57:10] For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies. [57:11] Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalm 58
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.
[58:1] Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men? [58:2] No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth. [58:3] The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies. [58:4] Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear, [58:5] which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be. [58:6] Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. [58:7] Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt. [58:8] Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun. [58:9] Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike. [58:10] The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; [58:11] so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth."
Psalm 59
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
[59:1] Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. [59:2] Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. [59:3] For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh. [59:4] I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! [59:5] You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. [59:6] They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. [59:7] Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" [59:8] But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. [59:9] Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower. [59:10] My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. [59:11] Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. [59:12] For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. [59:13] Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah. [59:14] At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. [59:15] They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren't satisfied. [59:16] But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. [59:17] To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
Psalm 60
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
[60:1] God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again. [60:2] You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes. [60:3] You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger. [60:4] You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. [60:5] So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us. [60:6] God has spoken from his sanctuary: "I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth. [60:7] Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter. [60:8] Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia." [60:9] Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom? [60:10] Haven't you, God, rejected us? You don't go out with our armies, God. [60:11] Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain. [60:12] Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.