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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 59 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/59.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/59-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 59</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/58.htm" title="Psalm 58">◄</a> Psalm 59 <a href="../psalms/60.htm" title="Psalm 60">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(For the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.”<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.59.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> A special psalm by David when Saul had David's house watched so that he could kill him.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer for Protection</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.1" class="v19_59_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.59.1!x.2" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Save me, God! Protect me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_1">from enemy attacks!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.2" class="v19_59_2">2</span>Keep me safe from brutal people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_2">who want to kill me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.3" class="v19_59_3">3</span>Merciless enemies, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_3">are hiding and plotting,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_3">hoping to kill me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_3">I have not hurt them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_3">in any way at all.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.4" class="v19_59_4">4</span>But they are ready to attack.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_4">Do something! Help me!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_4">Look at what's happening.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.5" class="v19_59_5">5</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_5">you are the God of Israel.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_5">Punish the other nations</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_5">and don't pity those terrible</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_5">and rebellious people.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.6" class="v19_59_6">6</span>My enemies return at evening,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_6">growling like dogs</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_6">roaming the city.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.7" class="v19_59_7">7</span>They curse, and their words</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_7">cut like swords,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_7">as they say to themselves,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_7">“No one can hear us!”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.8" class="v19_59_8">8</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, laugh at them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_8">and sneer at the nations.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.9" class="v19_59_9">9</span>You are my mighty fortress,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_9">and I depend on you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.10" class="v19_59_10">10</span>You love me and will let me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_10">see my enemies defeated.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.11" class="v19_59_11">11</span>Don't kill them,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_11">or everyone may forget!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_11">Just use your mighty power</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_11">to make them tremble</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_11">and fall.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_11">You are a shield</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_11">for your people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.12" class="v19_59_12">12</span>My enemies are liars!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_12">So let them be trapped</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_12">by their boastful lies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.13" class="v19_59_13">13</span>Get angry and destroy them.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_13">Leave them in ruin.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_13">Then all the nations will know</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_13">that you rule in Israel.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.14" class="v19_59_14">14</span>Those liars return at evening,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_14">growling like dogs</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_14">roaming the city.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.15" class="v19_59_15">15</span>They search for scraps of food,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_15">and they snarl</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_15">until they are stuffed.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.16" class="v19_59_16">16</span>But I will sing about</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_16">your strength, my God,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_16">and I will celebrate</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_16">because of your love.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_16">You are my fortress,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_16">my place of protection</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_16">in times of trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.59.17" class="v19_59_17">17</span>I will sing your praises!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_59_17">You are my mighty fortress,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_59_17">and you love me.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 59 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Don't Destroy: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at Psalm 57.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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