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| 59:2: Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. |
| 59:3: 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. |
| 59:4: I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! |
| 59:5: You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. |
| 59:6: They return at evening, howling like dogs, And prowl around the city. |
| 59:7: Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" |
| 59:8: But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. |
| 59:9: Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, For God is my high tower. |
| 59:10: My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph. |
| 59:11: Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield. |
| 59:12: 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. |
| 59:13: 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. |
| 59:14: At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city. |
| 59:15: They shall wander up and down for food, And wait all night if they aren't satisfied. |
| 59:16: 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. |
| 59:17: To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. |
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