1 To the chief musician; Al-tascheth, of David, Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to put him to death.
2 Deliver me from mine enemies, my God; set me on high from those that rise up against me.
3 Deliver me from doers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
4 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones assemble against me: not [for] my transgression, not my sin, Jehovah.
5 Without [my] iniquity they run and set themselves: awake to meet me and see.
6 And thou, Jehovah, God of hosts, God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations; be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah.
7 Let them return at the evening, let them howl like the dog, and go around the city.
8 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips; for who heareth?
9 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt mock at all the nations.
10 Their strength! I will watch for thee, for God is my high place.
11 The God of my mercy will come to meet me; God will make me gaze on mine enemies.
12 Slay them not, lest my people forget; scatter them in thy power and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
13 The sin of their mouth [is] the word of their lips; and they shall be taken in their pride, and for cursing and falsehood they will tell.
14 Consume in wrath, consume [them], and let them be no more; and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah.
15 And at the evening let them return, let them howl like the dog, and go around the city.
16 They shall wander for food; if they be not satisfied, then they tarry (or murmur) all night.
17 And for me, I will sing of thy strength, and will in the morning shout for joy of thy mercy; for thou hast been a high place to me, and a refuge in the day of trouble to me.
18 My strength, unto thee will I sing psalms, for God is my high place, the God of my mercy.
Notes on Psalm 59
This is again “To the chief musician, Al-tascheth (destroy not), of David, Michtam, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to put him to death.”
As it is the nations or heathen who are here before the heart, Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, is also the God of his mercy, his gracious God. To the ends of the earth is anticipated His rule in Jacob. To faith overwhelming danger is the signal for triumph.