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59:1  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. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
59:2  deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
59:3  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,
59:4  for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!
59:5  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
59:6  Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
59:7  There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”
59:8  But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision.
59:9  O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.
59:10  My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
59:11  Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
59:12  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,
59:13  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
59:14  Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
59:15  They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.
59:16  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.
59:17  O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.