Psalm 59

God Our Stronghold

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him. ^a

¹Rescue me from my enemies, my God; ^b

protect me from those who rise up against me. ^c

²Rescue me from evildoers,

and save me from men of bloodshed. ^d

³Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me. ^e

Powerful men attack me,

but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine. ^f

⁴For no fault of mine,

they run and take up a position.

Awake to help me, and take notice. ^g

⁵Lord God of Armies, you are the God of Israel.

Rise up to punish all the nations;

do not show favor to any wicked traitors. ^h Selah

⁶They return at evening, snarling like dogs

and prowling around the city. ⁱ

⁷Look, they spew from their mouths —

sharp words from ^j their lips. ^k

“For who,” they say, “will hear? ” ^l

⁸But you laugh at them, Lord;

you ridicule all the nations. ^m

⁹I will keep watch for you, my ⁿ strength,

because God is my stronghold. ^o

¹⁰My faithful God ^p will come to meet me;

God will let me look down on my adversaries. ^q

¹¹Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.

By your power, make them homeless wanderers ^r

and bring them down,

Lord, our shield. ^s

¹²For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,

let them be caught in their pride.

They utter curses and lies. ^t

¹³Consume them in fury;

consume them until they are gone. ^u

Then people will know throughout ^v the earth

that God rules over Jacob. ^w Selah

¹⁴And they return at evening, snarling like dogs

and prowling around the city. ^x

¹⁵They scavenge for food;

they growl if they are not satisfied. ^y

¹⁶But I will sing of your strength

and will joyfully proclaim

your faithful love in the morning. ^z

For you have been a stronghold for me,

a refuge in my day of trouble. ^aa

¹⁷To you, my strength, I sing praises,

because God is my stronghold —

my faithful God. ^ab