# Psalm 59 To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. 
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1. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; 
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2. deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. 
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3. For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, 
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4. for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! 
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5. You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah 
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6. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. 
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7. There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?” 
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8. But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. 
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9. O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. 
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10. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. 
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11. Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! 
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12. For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, 
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13. consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah 
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14. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. 
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15. They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. 
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16. But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. 
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17. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. 

(ESV)