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| 1. | {For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. | To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death. | Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. | ||
| 2. | Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. | Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me. | Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. | ||
| 3. | For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh. | Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood. | For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. | ||
| 4. | I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! | For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord. | They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. | ||
| 5. | You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. | For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see. | Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. | ||
| 6. | They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. | You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.) | They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. | ||
| 7. | Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" | They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town. | Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? | ||
| 8. | But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. | See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it? | But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. | ||
| 9. | Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower. | But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations. | Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. | ||
| 10. | My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. | O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower. | The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. | ||
| 11. | Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. | The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters. | Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. | ||
| 12. | For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter. | Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour. | For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. | ||
| 13. | Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah. | Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit, | Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. | ||
| 14. | At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. | Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.) | And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. | ||
| 15. | They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren't satisfied. | And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town. | Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. | ||
| 16. | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. | Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough. | But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. | ||
| 17. | To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. | But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble. | Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. | ||