For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:
Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;
The mighty gather themselves together against me:
Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
They run and prepare themselves without my fault:
Awake thou to {Hebrew: meet.}help me, and behold.
Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to visit all the nations:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. [Selah
They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.
Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips:
For who, say they, doth hear?
But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them;
Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.
{According to Septuagint Version and Vulgate, My strength.}Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee;
For God is my high tower.
My God with his lovingkindness will meet me:
God will let me see my desire upon {Or, them that lie in wait for me}mine enemies.
Slay them not, lest my people forget:
{Or, Make them wander to and fro}Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for cursing and lying which they speak.
Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more:
And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob,
Unto the ends of the earth. [Selah
And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.
They shall wander up and down for food,
And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
But I will sing of thy strength;
Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning:
For thou hast been my high tower,
And a refuge in the day of my distress.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:
For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
Querverweise zu Psalm 59,2 Ps 59,2
{Or, Take not away}Gather not my soul with sinners,Nor my life with men of blood;
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh,Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;But I will trust in thee.
{Or, Oh that thou wouldest slay}Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.