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Psalms 59

1 David being in great danger of Saúl, who sent to slay him in his bed, prayeth unto God: 3 Declareth his innocencie, and their furie. 5 Desiring God to destroy all those that sin of malicious wickedness 11 Whom though he keep alive for a time to exercise his people, yet in the end he will consume them in his wrath, 13 That he may be known to be the God of Jaakób to the end of the world. 16 For this he singeth praises to God, assured of his mercies.
¶ To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on aMitcham. *When Saúl sent and they did watch the house to kill him.
1.O bmy God, deliver me from mine enemies: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2.Deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me from the bloodie men.
3.For lo, they have layed wait for my soul: the mightie men are gathered against me, not for mine coffence, nor for my sin, ô Lord.
4.They run and prepare them selves without a faute on my part: arise therefore to assist me, and behold.
5.Even thou, ô Lord God of hosts, ô God of Israél awake to visit all the heathen, and be not dmerciful unto all that transgress maliciously. Seláh.
6.They go to and fro in the evening: they bark like edogs, and go about the city.
7.Behold, they fbrag in their talk, and swords are in their lips: for Who, say they, doeth hear?
8.But thou, ô Lord, shalt have them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.
9.gHe is strong: but I will wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
10.My merciful God will hprevent me: God will let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11.Slay them inot, lest my people forget it: but kscatter them abroad by thy power, and put them down, ô Lord our shield,
12.For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, even for their perversity and lies, that they speak.
13.lConsume them in thy wrath: consume them that they be no more: and let them know that God ruleth in Jaakób, even unto the ends of the world. Sélah.
14.And in the evening they mshal go to and fro, and bark like dogs, and go about the city.
15.They shal run here and there for meat: and surely they shal not be satisfied, though they tarry all night.
16.But I wil sing of thy npower, and wil praise thy mercie in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17.Unto thee, ô my oStrength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and my merciful God.

Notes

1-b.
Though his enemies were even at hand to destroy him, yet he assured himself that God had ways enough in his hand to deliver him.
3-c.
For I am innocent to them wards, and have not offended them.
5-d.
Seeing it appertains to God’s judgments to punish the wicked, he desires God to execute his vengeance on the reprobate, who maliciously persecute his Church.
6-e.
He compares their cruelty to hungry dogs showing that they are never weary in doing evil.
7-f.
They boast openly of their wicked devises, and every word is as a sword for they neither fear God, nor are ashamed of men.
9-g.
Though Saul have never so great power, yet I know that you do bridle him: therefore will I patiently hope on you.
10-h.
He will not fail to succour me, when need requires.
11-i.
Altogether, but by little and little, that the people seeing often times your judgments may be mindful of you.
11-k.
That in their misery and shame they may be as glasses and examples of God’s vengeance.
13-l.
When your time shall come, and when they have sufficiently served for an example of your vengeance unto others.
14-m.
He mocks at their vain enterprises, being assured that they shall not bring their purpose to pass.
16-n.
Which did use the policy of a weak woman to confound the enemies’ strength, as 1 Sam. 19.12.
17-o.
Confessing himself to be void of all virtue & strength, he attributes the whole to God.