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