Psalms 59 · Clearspring

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam + 59:1 Miktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him.

Deliver Me from My Enemies

1 Samuel 19:1–24

¹Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.+ ²Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.+ ³See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.+ ⁴For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.+ ⁵O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah+ ⁶They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.+ ⁷See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”+ ⁸But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.+ ⁹I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.+ ¹⁰My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.+ ¹¹Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.+ ¹²By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.+ ¹³Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah+ ¹⁴They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.+ ¹⁵They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.+ ¹⁶But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.+ ¹⁷To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.+

Deliver Me from My Enemies

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