1 | Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. | Ps 57:1 Ps 58:1 |
2 | Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. | Ps 26:9 Ps 27:2 Ps 55:23 Ps 139:19 |
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. | Ps 10:9 Ps 10:10 Ps 37:32 Ps 37:33 Ps 38:12 Ps 56:6 1Sa 19:1 Pr 12:6 Mic 7:2 Ac 23:21 |
4 | I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! | 1Sa 19:12-24 Pr 1:16 Isa 59:7 Ac 23:15 Ro 3:15 |
5 | You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. | Gn 33:20 Ex 3:15 |
6 | They return at evening, howling like dogs, And prowl around the city. | Ps 59:14 1Sa 19:11 |
7 | Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" | Pr 15:2 Mt 12:34 |
8 | But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. | Ps 2:4 Ps 37:13 1Sa 19:15 1Sa 19:16 Pr 1:26 |
9 | Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, For God is my high tower. | Ps 18:1 Ps 18:1 Ps 18:2 Ps 27:1 Ps 27:14 Ps 46:1 Ps 62:5 Ps 62:6 Ps 62:11 Isa 12:2 Isa 26:3 Isa 26:4 Isa 40:31 Mt 6:13 |
10 | My God will go before me with his lovingkindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. | Ps 59:17 2Co 1:3 Eph 2:4 Eph 2:5 1Pe 5:10 |
11 | Don`t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. | Gn 4:12-15 Jg 1:6 Jg 1:7 Ec 9:5 Ezk 12:15 Ezk 12:16 Ezk 14:22 Ezk 14:23 Rev 9:6 |
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. | Ps 64:7 Ps 64:8 Ps 79:12 Ps 120:3 Ps 120:4 Ps 140:9 Ps 140:10 Pr 12:13 Pr 18:7 Mt 12:36 Mt 12:37 Mt 27:25 Mt 27:63 |
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. | Ps 59:11 Ps 7:9 Nm 14:34 Nm 14:35 Nm 32:13 Dt 2:14-16 Dt 7:22 Dt 7:23 |
14 | At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. | Ps 59:6 Ps 22:16 |
15 | They shall wander up and down for food, And wait all night if they aren`t satisfied. | Ps 109:10 Jb 15:23 Jb 30:1-7 Isa 8:21 |
16 | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your lovingkindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, A refuge in the day of my distress. | Ps 59:9 Ps 59:10 Ps 21:13 Ps 106:8 Ps 145:11 Ex 15:6 Jb 37:23 |
17 | To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. Psalm 60 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. | Ps 18:1 Ps 46:1 |