Psalm 59
Lexham English Bible
A Prayer for Protection
For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy.
Of David. A miktam.
When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him.[a]
59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.
Protect[b] me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity,
and from men of bloodshed save me.
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life.[c]
The mighty attack[d] against me,
not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.
4 Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves.
Awake to meet me and see.
5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations.
Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs[e]
while they prowl the city.
7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.
Swords are on their lips,
for they say, “Who hears?”
8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them;
you will mock all the nations.
9 O my strength,[f] I will watch for you,
because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.
10 My[g] God of loyal love will meet me;
God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget.
Make them to wander by your power,
and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
even in their pride, let them be trapped,
and for the curses[h] and lies[i] they proclaim.
13 Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more,
so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
14 They return at evening; they howl like dogs[j]
while they prowl the city.
15 As for them, they wander for food.
If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.[k]
16 But as for me, I will sing of your strength,
and I will hail your loyal love in the morning,
because you have been my high stronghold
and a refuge in my time[l] of trouble.
17 O my strength, to you I will give praise,
because God is my high stronghold,
my God of loyal love.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
- Psalm 59:1 The sense is that of making something inaccessibly high, like a fortress
- Psalm 59:3 Hebrew “soul”
- Psalm 59:3 Or “stir up strife”
- Psalm 59:6 Hebrew “dog”
- Psalm 59:9 Reading with a few Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX, Targum and v. 17
- Psalm 59:10 According to the reading tradition (Qere), some Hebrew manuscripts and the LXX
- Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “curse”
- Psalm 59:12 Hebrew “lie”
- Psalm 59:14 Hebrew “dog”
- Psalm 59:15 Or “then they growl”
- Psalm 59:16 Literally “day”
詩篇 59
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
求主救援脫離敵害
59 掃羅打發人窺探大衛的房屋，要殺他。那時，大衛作這金詩，交於伶長。調用休要毀壞。
1 我的神啊，求你救我脫離仇敵，把我安置在高處，得脫那些起來攻擊我的人。
2 求你救我脫離作孽的人，和喜愛流人血的人。
3 因為他們埋伏要害我的命，有能力的人聚集來攻擊我。耶和華啊，這不是為我的過犯，也不是為我的罪愆。
4 我雖然無過，他們預備整齊，跑來攻擊我。求你興起，鑒察、幫助我！
5 萬軍之神耶和華，以色列的神啊，求你興起，懲治萬邦，不要憐憫行詭詐的惡人。（細拉）
6 他們晚上轉回，叫號如狗，圍城繞行。
7 他們口中噴吐惡言，嘴裡有刀，他們說：「有誰聽見？」
8 但你耶和華必笑話他們，你要嗤笑萬邦。
9 我的力量啊，我必仰望你，因為神是我的高臺。
10 我的神要以慈愛迎接我，神要叫我看見我仇敵遭報。
11 不要殺他們，恐怕我的民忘記。主啊，你是我們的盾牌，求你用你的能力使他們四散，且降為卑。
12 因他們口中的罪和嘴裡的言語，並咒罵虛謊的話，願他們在驕傲之中被纏住了。
13 求你發怒，使他們消滅，以至歸於無有，叫他們知道神在雅各中間掌權，直到地極。（細拉）
14 到了晚上，任憑他們轉回，任憑他們叫號如狗，圍城繞行。
15 他們必走來走去，尋找食物，若不得飽，就終夜在外。
16 但我要歌頌你的力量，早晨要高唱你的慈愛，因為你做過我的高臺，在我急難的日子做過我的避難所。
17 我的力量啊，我要歌頌你！因為神是我的高臺，是賜恩於我的神。
Psalm 59
New King James Version
The Assured Judgment of the Wicked
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (A)when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him.
59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[b]Defend me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
(B)The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.
(C)Awake to help me, and behold!
5 You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the [c]nations;
Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah
6 (D)At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
(E)Swords are in their lips;
For they say, (F)“Who hears?”
8 But (G)You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the [d]nations in derision.
9 I will wait for You, O You [e]his Strength;
(H)For God is my [f]defense.
10 [g]My God of mercy shall (I)come to meet me;
God shall let (J)me see my desire on my enemies.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
12 (K)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
13 (L)Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And (M)let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14 And (N)at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
15 They (O)wander up and down for food,
And [h]howl if they are not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To You, (P)O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
- Psalm 59:1 Lit. Set me on high
- Psalm 59:5 Gentiles
- Psalm 59:8 Gentiles
- Psalm 59:9 So with MT, Syr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. my Strength
- Psalm 59:9 Lit. fortress
- Psalm 59:10 So with Qr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. My God, His mercy; Kt., some Heb. mss., Tg. O God, my mercy; Syr. O God, Your mercy
- Psalm 59:15 So with LXX, Vg.; MT, Syr., Tg. spend the night
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