Psalm 59

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Psalm 59

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

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^(A)Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
^(d)^(B)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

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Deliver me from ^(C)those who do iniquity
And save me from ^(D)men of bloodshed.

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For behold, they ^(E)have ^(e)set an ambush for my ^(f)life;
^(g)Fierce men ^(h)^(F)launch an attack against me,
^(G)Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

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⁽ⁱ⁾^(H)For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.
^(I)Arouse Yourself to ^(j)help me, and see!

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You, ^(J)O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to ^(k)^(K)punish all the nations;
^(L)Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. ^(l)Selah.

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They ^(M)return at evening, they howl like a ^(N)dog,
And go around the city.

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Behold, they ^(O)belch forth with their mouth;
^(P)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “^(Q)Who hears?”

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But You, O Lord, ^(R)laugh at them;
You ^(S)scoff at all the nations.

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Because of ^(m)his ^(T)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my ^(U)stronghold.

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⁽ⁿ⁾My God ^(V)in His lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me ^(W)look triumphantly upon ^(o)my foes.

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Do not slay them, ^(X)or my people will forget;
^(p)^(Y)Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, ^(Z)our shield.

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^(q)On account of the ^(AA)sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be ^(AB)caught in their pride,
And on account of ^(AC)curses and ^(r)lies which they utter.

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^(s)^(AD)Destroy them in wrath, ^(t)destroy them that they may be no more;
That men may ^(AE)know that God ^(u)rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.

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They ^(AF)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.

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They ^(AG)wander about ^(v)for food
And ^(w)growl if they are not satisfied.

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But as for me, I shall ^(AH)sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall ^(AI)joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the ^(AJ)morning,
For You have been my ^(AK)stronghold
And a ^(AL)refuge in the day of my distress.

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^(AM)O my strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my ^(AN)stronghold, the ^(x)God who shows me lovingkindness.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 59:1: ['Lit ', Do Not Destroy]

b. Psalm 59:1: ['Possibly ', Epigrammatic Poem, ' or ', Atonement Psalm]

c. Psalm 59:1: ['1 Sam 19:11']

d. Psalm 59:1: ['Or ', May You put me in an inaccessibly high place]

e. Psalm 59:3: ['Or ', lain in wait]

f. Psalm 59:3: ['Lit ', soul]

g. Psalm 59:3: ['Or ', Strong]

h. Psalm 59:3: ['Or ', stir up strife]

i. Psalm 59:4: ['Lit ', Without guilt]

j. Psalm 59:4: ['Lit ', meet]

k. Psalm 59:5: ['Lit ', visit]

l. Psalm 59:5: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

m. Psalm 59:9: ['Many mss and some ancient versions read ', My strength]

n. Psalm 59:10: ['Many mss and some ancient versions read ', The God of my lovingkindness]

o. Psalm 59:10: ['Lit ', those who lie in wait for me]

p. Psalm 59:11: ['Or ', Make them wander]

q. Psalm 59:12: ['Or ', The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, ',']

r. Psalm 59:12: ['Lit ', lying]

s. Psalm 59:13: ['Lit ', Bring to an end]

t. Psalm 59:13: ['Lit ', Bring to an end]

u. Psalm 59:13: ['Or ', is Ruler]

v. Psalm 59:15: ['Or ', to devour]

w. Psalm 59:15: ['Another reading is ', tarry all night]

x. Psalm 59:17: ['Lit ', God of my lovingkindness]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 59:1: Psalm 143:9

B. Psalm 59:1: Psalm 20:1; Psalm 69:29

C. Psalm 59:2: Psalm 28:3; Psalm 36:12; Psalm 53:4; Psalm 92:7; Psalm 94:16

D. Psalm 59:2: Psalm 26:9; Psalm 139:19; Proverbs 29:10

E. Psalm 59:3: Psalm 56:6

F. Psalm 59:3: Psalm 56:6

G. Psalm 59:3: 1 Samuel 24:11; Psalm 7:3; Psalm 7:4; Psalm 69:4

H. Psalm 59:4: Psalm 35:19

I. Psalm 59:4: Psalm 7:6; Psalm 35:23

J. Psalm 59:5: Psalm 69:6; Psalm 80:4; Psalm 84:8

K. Psalm 59:5: Psalm 9:5; Isaiah 26:14

L. Psalm 59:5: Isaiah 2:9; Jeremiah 18:23

M. Psalm 59:6: Psalm 59:14

N. Psalm 59:6: Psalm 22:16

O. Psalm 59:7: Psalm 94:4; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 15:28

P. Psalm 59:7: Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 12:18

Q. Psalm 59:7: Job 22:13; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 94:7

R. Psalm 59:8: Psalm 37:13; Proverbs 1:26

S. Psalm 59:8: Psalm 2:4

T. Psalm 59:9: Psalm 18:17

U. Psalm 59:9: Psalm 9:9; Psalm 62:2

V. Psalm 59:10: Psalm 21:3

W. Psalm 59:10: Psalm 54:7

X. Psalm 59:11: Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 6:12

Y. Psalm 59:11: Psalm 106:27; Psalm 144:6; Isaiah 33:3

Z. Psalm 59:11: Psalm 84:9

AA. Psalm 59:12: Proverbs 12:13

AB. Psalm 59:12: Zephaniah 3:11

AC. Psalm 59:12: Psalm 10:7

AD. Psalm 59:13: Psalm 104:35

AE. Psalm 59:13: Psalm 83:18

AF. Psalm 59:14: Psalm 59:6

AG. Psalm 59:15: Job 15:23

AH. Psalm 59:16: Psalm 21:13

AI. Psalm 59:16: Psalm 101:1

AJ. Psalm 59:16: Psalm 5:3; Psalm 88:13

AK. Psalm 59:16: Psalm 59:9

AL. Psalm 59:16: 2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 46:1

AM. Psalm 59:17: Psalm 59:9

AN. Psalm 59:17: Psalm 59:10