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59:1  Oh, my God, deliver me from my enemies; put me out of reach from those who rise up against me.
59:2  Deliver me from evildoers; save me from the bloodthirsty.
59:3  Look at how they lie in ambush for my life! Powerful people are attacking me, Lord— but not because of any error or sin of mine.
59:4  They run and take their stand— but not because of any fault of mine. Get up when I cry out to you! Look at what’s happening!
59:5  You are the Lord God of heavenly forces, the God of Israel! Wake up and punish all the nations! Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah
59:6  They come back every evening, growling like dogs, prowling around the city.
59:7  See what they belch out with their mouths: swords are between their lips! Who can listen to them?
59:8  But you, Lord, laugh at them. You mock all the nations.
59:9  I keep looking for you, my strength, because God is my stronghold.
59:10  My loving God will come to meet me. God will allow me to look down on my enemies.
59:11  Don’t kill them, or my people might forget; instead, by your power shake them up and bring them down, you who are our shield and my Lord.
59:12  For the sin of their mouths, the words that they speak, let them be captured in their pride. For the curses and lies they repeat,
59:13  finish them off in anger; finish them off until they are gone! Then let it be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
59:14  They come back every evening, growling like dogs, prowling around the city.
59:15  They roam about for food, and if they don’t get their fill, they stay all night.
59:16  But me? I will sing of your strength! In the morning I will shout out loud about your faithful love because you have been my stronghold, my shelter when I was distraught.
59:17  I will sing praises to you, my strength, because God is my stronghold, my loving God.