Psalm 59
Eripe me de inimicis
1
Rescue me from my enemies, O God; *
protect me from those who rise up against me.
2
Rescue me from evildoers *
and save me from those who thirst for my blood.
3
See how they lie in wait for my life,
how the mighty gather together against me; *
not for any offense or fault of mine, O Lord.
4
Not because of any guilt of mine *
they run and prepare themselves for battle.
5
Rouse yourself, come to my side, and see; *
for you, Lord God of hosts, are Israel’s God.
6
Awake, and punish all the ungodly; *
show no mercy to those who are faithless and evil.
7
They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.
8
Behold, they boast with their mouths,
and taunts are on their lips; *
“For who,” they say, “will hear us?”
9
But you, O Lord, you laugh at them; *
you laugh all the ungodly to scorn.
10
My eyes are fixed on you, O my Strength; *
for you, O God, are my stronghold.
11
My merciful God comes to meet me; *
God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
12
Slay them, O God, lest my people forget; *
send them reeling by your might
and put them down, O Lord our shield.
13
For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips,
for the cursing and lies that they utter, *
let them be caught in their pride.
14
Make an end of them in your wrath; *
make an end of them, and they shall be no more.
15
Let everyone know that God rules in Jacob, *
and to the ends of the earth.
16
They go to and fro in the evening; *
they snarl like dogs and run about the city.
17
They forage for food, *
and if they are not filled, they howl.
18
For my part, I will sing of your strength; *
I will celebrate your love in the morning;
19
For you have become my stronghold, *
a refuge in the day of my trouble.
20
To you, O my Strength, will I sing; *
for you, O God, are my stronghold and my merciful God.
Psalm 60
Deus, repulisti nos
1
O God, you have cast us off and broken us; *
you have been angry;
oh, take us back to you again.
2
You have shaken the earth and split it open; *
repair the cracks in it, for it totters.
3
You have made your people know hardship; *
you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4
You have set up a banner for those who fear you, *
to be a refuge from the power of the bow.
5
Save us by your right hand and answer us, *
that those who are dear to you may be delivered.
6
God spoke from his holy place and said: *
“I will exult and parcel out Shechem;
I will divide the valley of Succoth.
7
Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *
Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my scepter.
8
Moab is my wash-basin,
on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *
and over Philistia will I shout in triumph.”
9
Who will lead me into the strong city? *
who will bring me into Edom?
10
Have you not cast us off, O God? *
you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.
11
Grant us your help against the enemy, *
for vain is the help of man.
12
With God we will do valiant deeds, *
and he shall tread our enemies under foot.