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Psalm 59 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Rescue me from my enemies, O God.
Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:2 - Rescue me from these criminals;
save me from these murderers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD,
though I have not sinned or offended them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:4 - I have done nothing wrong,
yet they prepare to attack me.
Wake up! See what is happening and help me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,
wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 - They come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:7 - Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;
their words cut like swords.
“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:8 - But LORD, you laugh at them.
You scoff at all the hostile nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9 - You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,
for you, O God, are my fortress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:10 - In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.
He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - Because of the sinful things they say,
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13 - Destroy them in your anger!
Wipe them out completely!
Then the whole world will know
that God reigns in Israel.[fn]
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 - My enemies come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15 - They scavenge for food
but go to sleep unsatisfied.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:17 - O my Strength, to you I sing praises,
for you, O God, are my refuge,
the God who shows me unfailing love.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Hebrew in Jacob. See note on 44:4.
Or and growl if they don’t get enough.
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Psalm Chapter 59 — Additional Translations:

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