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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Psalm 59 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/psalms/59.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmheading">To the Director: A special Davidic psalm<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:T Heb. miktam">a</a></span> to the tune of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:T Lit. David according to">b</a></span> “Do Not Destroy,” when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.</p><p class="heading">A Prayer for Deliverance and Justice</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Save me from my enemies, my God!</p> <p class="poetry2">Keep me safe from those who rise up against me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Save me from those who practice evil;</p> <p class="poetry2">deliver me from bloodthirsty men.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Look, they lie in ambush for my life;</p> <p class="poetry2">these violent men gather together against me,</p> <p class="poetry2">but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Without any fault on my part,</p> <p class="poetry2">they rush together and prepare themselves.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">Get up!</p> <p class="poetry2">Come help me!</p> <p class="poetry2">Pay attention!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel,</p> <p class="poetry2">stir yourself up to punish all the nations.</p> <p class="poetry2">Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>At night they return like howling dogs;</p> <p class="poetry2">they prowl around the city.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Look what pours out of their mouths!</p> <p class="poetry2">They use their lips like swords,</p> <p class="poetry2">saying<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:7 The Heb. lacks saying">c</a></span> “Who will hear us?”</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But you, LORD, will laugh at them;</p> <p class="poetry2">you will mock all the nations.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My Strength, I will watch for you,</p> <p class="poetry2">for God is my fortress.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My God of Gracious Love will meet me;</p> <p class="poetry2">God will enable me to see what happens<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:10 The Heb. lacks what happens">d</a></span> to my enemies.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Don’t kill them!</p> <p class="poetry2">Otherwise, my people may forget.</p> <p class="poetry2">By your power make them stumble around;</p> <p class="poetry2">bring them down low,</p> <p class="poetry2">Lord, our Shield.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips.</p> <p class="poetry2">They will be caught in their own conceit;</p> <p class="poetry2">for they speak curses and lies.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Go ahead and destroy them in anger!</p> <p class="poetry2">Wipe them out,</p> <p class="poetry2">and they will know to the ends of the earth</p> <p class="poetry2">that God rules over Jacob.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:13 Or know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth">e</a></span> </p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>At night they return like howling dogs;</p> <p class="poetry2">they prowl around the city.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>They scavenge for food.</p> <p class="poetry2">If they find nothing,</p> <p class="poetry2">they become hungry and growl.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But I will sing of your power</p> <p class="poetry2">and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love.</p> <p class="poetry2">For you have been a fortress for me;</p> <p class="poetry2">and a refuge when I am distressed.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="59:16 Lit. refuge in the day of my distress">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/59-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>My Strength, I will sing praises to you,</p> <p class="poetry2">for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 59:T Heb. <i>miktam</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 59:T Lit. <i>David according to</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 59:7 The Heb. lacks <i>saying</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 59:10 The Heb. lacks <i>what happens</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 59:13 Or <i>know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 59:16 Lit. <i>refuge in the day of my distress</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a 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