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Psalm 59

Dauid being in great danger of Saúl, who ſent to ſlay him in his bed, prayeth vnto God: 3 Declareth his innocencie, & their furie. 5 Deſiring God to deſtroye all thoſe that ſinne of malicious wickednes 11 Whome thogh he kepe aliue for a time to exerciſe his people, yet in the end he wil cōſume thē in his wrath. 13 That be maye be knowen to be the God of Iaakób to the end of the worlde. 16 For this he ſingeth praiſes to God, aſſured of his mercies.
To him that excelleth. Deſtroye not. A Pſalme of Dauid on Michtam. When Saúl ſent & they did watche the houſe to kil him.
1.O My God, deliuer me from mine enemies: defend me from them that riſe vp againſt me.
2.Deliuer me from the wicked doers, and ſaue me from the blooddie men.
3.For lo, they haue layed waite for my ſoule: the mightie men are gathered againſt me, not for mine offenſe, nor for my ſinne, ô Lord.
4.They runne and prepare them ſelues without a faute on my parte: ariſe therefore to aſsiſt me, and beholde.
5.Euen thou, ô Lord God of hoſtes, ô God of Iſraél awake to viſite all the heathen, & be not merciful vnto all that tranſgreſſe maliciouſly. Sélah.
6.They go to and fro in the euening: they barcke like dogs, and go about the citie.
7.Beholde, they brag in their talke, and ſwordes are in their lippes: for Who, ſay they, doeth heare?
8.But thou, ô Lord, ſhalt haue them in deriſion, and thou ſhalt laugh at all the heathen.
9.He is ſtrong: but I wil waite vpon thee: for God is my defence.
10.My merciful God wil preuent me: God wil let me ſe my deſire vpon mine enemies.
11.Slay thē not, leſt my people forget it: but ſcater them abroad by thy power, & put them downe, ô Lord our ſhield,
12.For the ſinne of their mouth, & the wordes of their lippes: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that thei ſpeake.
13.Conſume them in thy wrath: conſume them that thei be no more: and let them know that God ruleth in Iaakób, euen vn to the ends of the worlde. Sélah.
14.And in the euening they ſhal go to and fro, & barcke like dogs, & go about the citie.
15.Thei ſhal runne here and there for meat: & ſurely they ſhal not be ſatiſfied, thogh they tarie all night.
16.But I wil ſing of thy power, & wil praiſe thy mercie in the mornīg: for thou haſt bene my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17.Vnto thee, ô my Strength, wil I ſing: for God is my defence, and my merciful God.

Notes

1:a.
Read pſal. 16
1:*.
1 Sam. 19, 11.
1:b.
Thogh his enemies were euen at hand to deſtroye hī, yet he aſſured him ſelf that God had wayes ynough in his hād to deliuer him
3:c.
For I am innocent to thē wardes, & haue not offended them
5:d.
Seing it apperteineth to Gods iudgements to puniſh ye wicked, he deſireth God to execute his vengeāce on ye reprobat, who maliciouſly perſecute his Church
6:e.
He cōpareth their crueltie to hūgrie dogs ſhewing that they are neuer wearie in doīg euil
7:f.
They boaſt opēly of their wicked deuiſes, and euen as wordes is as a ſworde for thei nether feare God, nor are aſhamed of mē.
9:g.
Thogh Saúl haue neuer ſo great power, yet I knowe yt thou doeſt brīdel him: therefore wil I paciently hope on thee
10:h.
He wil not faile to ſuccour me, when nede requireth.
11:i.
Altogether, but by litle & litle, that the people ſeing oftē times thy iudgmēts may be mindful of thee.
11:k.
That in their miſerie & ſha me thei may be as glaſſes and examples of Gods vēgeāce.
13:l.
When thy time ſhal come, and when thei haue ſufficiētly ſerued for an example of thy vengeance vnto other
14:m.
He mocketh at their vaine entrepriſes, beīng aſſured yt thei ſhal not bring their purpoſe to paſſe.
16:n.
Which dideſt vſe the policie of a weake woman to confounde the enemies ſtrength, as 1 Sam 19, 12
17:o.
Confeſsing him ſelfe to be voide of all vertue and ſtrength, he attributeth the whole to God.