Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 59

me from my , my God. those who rise against me.Rescue me from those who , and save me from people who .Look — they are setting an for my life. Fierce men conspire against me, and it’s not because I’ve or , .I’ve done nothing wrong, yet they against me. ! Come to my side and see this for yourself!You — Yahweh, , God of Israel — rise up and deal with every one of these . Show no mercy to any .They come back every evening, , of the city.Look at what pours from their mouths — their . They think, “?”But you, Yahweh — you at them. You look at all these nations and .O my , I watch for you, because God is my , my safe high ground.My God in his will come to meet me. God will let me those who stalk me.Don’t kill them outright, or . Scatter them with your power instead, and bring them low, Yahweh, our .Every word from their mouths is a . Let them be trapped by their own — by the curses and lies they keep repeating. them in your . Consume them until they are gone. Then the whole earth will know that God rules over ’s descendants — all the way to the ends of the earth.Let them come back every evening, , prowling the streets of the city.Let them wander around , if they go unsatisfied.But I will sing of your . Every morning I will shout about your , because you have been my fortress, my when trouble closed in.O my Strength, I will to you, because God is my , my God of .