Psalms 59章 ESV | 微讀聖經

Deliver Me from My Enemies

To the choirmaster: according to 59:0 Ps. 57, title Do Not Destroy. A 59:0 Ps. 16, title Miktam59:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, 59:0 [1 Sam. 19:11]when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

159:1 Ps. 143:9; [Ps. 18:48] Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

59:1 See Ps. 20:1protect me from those who 59:1 See Ps. 17:7rise up against me;

2deliver me from 59:2 Ps. 94:4those who work evil,

and save me from 59:2 Ps. 5:6bloodthirsty men.

3For behold, they 59:3 Ps. 10:9lie in wait for my life;

fierce men 59:3 See Ps. 56:6stir up strife against me.

59:3 1 Sam. 24:11; [Ps. 7:3; 69:4]For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.

59:4 See Ps. 35:23Awake, come to meet me, and see!

5You, 59:5 Ps. 80:4; 84:8Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.

Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6Each evening they 59:6 [Ps. 22:16]come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

7There they are, 59:7 Prov. 15:2, 28; [Ps. 94:4] bellowing with their mouths

with 59:7 See Ps. 57:4swords in their lips—

for 59:7 See Job 22:13“Who,” they think,59:7 Hebrew lacks they think “will hear us?”

8But you, O Lord, 59:8 See Ps. 2:4laugh at them;

you hold all the nations in derision.

9O my Strength, I will watch for you,

for you, O God, are 59:9 ver. 16, 17; See Ps. 9:9my fortress.

1059:10 ver. 17My God in his steadfast love59:10 Or The God who shows me steadfast love59:10 Ps. 21:3will meet me;

God will let me 59:10 See Ps. 54:7look in triumph on my enemies.

11Kill them not, lest my people forget;

make them totter59:11 Or wander by your power and 59:11 See Ps. 55:23bring them down,

O Lord, our 59:11 See Ps. 3:3shield!

12For 59:12 See Prov. 12:13the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,

let them be trapped in their pride.

For the cursing and lies that they utter,

1359:13 [Ps. 7:9] consume them in wrath;

consume them till they are no more,

that they may 59:13 Ps. 83:18know that God rules over Jacob

to 59:13 Ps. 22:27the ends of the earth. Selah

1459:14 [Ps. 22:16]Each evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

15They 59:15 Ps. 109:10; Job 15:23wander about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

16But I will sing of your strength;

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been to me 59:16 ver. 9a fortress

and 59:16 2 Sam. 22:3a refuge in 59:16 Ps. 18:6the day of my distress.

17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,

for you, O God, 59:17 [See ver. 16above] are my fortress,

59:17 ver. 10the God who shows me steadfast love.

The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.