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59:1  O my God, take me away from those who hate me. Put me up high above those who rise up against me.
59:2  Take me away from those who do wrong. And save me from those who kill.
59:3  For, look, they lie in wait for my life. Strong men are gathering together to fight me, but not because of my wrong-doing or my sin, O Lord.
59:4  I have done no wrong, but they get ready to fight against me. Rise up to help me.
59:5  You, O Lord God of All, God of Israel, rise up to punish all the nations. Show no loving-kindness to those people who cannot be trusted and plan sins.
59:6  They return at evening. They sound like dogs and go around the city.
59:7  See, they spit with their mouth. Swords are in their lips. And they say, “Who can hear us?”
59:8  But You laugh at them, O Lord. You laugh at all the nations.
59:9  O my Strength, I will watch for You. For God is my strong place.
59:10  My God in His loving-kindness will meet me. God will let me look at those who come against me and know that I will win the fight.
59:11  Do not kill them, or my people may forget. Divide them by Your power and bring them down, O Lord, our safe-covering.
59:12  Let them be caught in their pride for the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips. For the lies and bad things they say,
59:13  destroy them in anger. Destroy them so that they will be no more. Let it be known that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth.
59:14  They return at evening. They make sounds like dogs and go around the city.
59:15  They go around looking for food and they show their teeth if they are not filled.
59:16  But as for me, I will sing of Your strength. Yes, I will sing with joy of Your loving-kindness in the morning. For You have been a strong and safe place for me in times of trouble.
59:17  O my Strength, I will sing praises to You. For God is my strong place and the God Who shows me loving-kindness.