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Psalms 59
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1God, save me from my enemies. Protect me from those who stand against me.
- 2Save me from those who do wrong. Save me from those murderers.
- 3Look, powerful men are waiting for me. LORD, they are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit a crime.
- 4I have done nothing wrong, but they are rushing to attack me. Come and see for yourself!
- 5You are the LORD God All-Powerful, the God of Israel! Get up and punish them. Don’t show any mercy to those traitors. Selah
- 6Those evil men are like dogs that come into town in the evening, growling and roaming the streets.
- 7Listen to their threats and insults. They say such cruel things, and they don’t care who hears them.
- 8LORD, laugh at them. Make fun of them all.
- 9God, my strength, I look to you for help.[1] You are my place of safety, high in the mountains.
- 10God loves me, and he will help me win. He will help me defeat my enemies.
- 11Don’t just kill them, or my people might forget. My Lord and Protector, scatter and defeat them with your strength.
- 12Those evil people curse and tell lies. Punish them for what they said. Let their pride trap them.
- 13Destroy them in your anger. Destroy them completely! Then people all over the world will know that God rules over the people of Jacob. Selah
- 14Those evil men are like dogs that come into town in the evening, growling and roaming the streets.
- They roam around looking for food, but even if they eat their fill, they still growl and complain.