Psalms 58 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 59

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), Altaschith^H516^(H8686), Michtam^H4387 of David^H1732; when Saul^H7586 sent^H7971^(H8800), and they watched^H8104^(H8799) the house^H1004 to kill him^H4191^(H8687). Deliver^H5337^(H8685) me from mine enemies^H341^(H8802), O my God^H430: defend^H7682^(H8762) me from them that rise up^H6965^(H8693) against me.

² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8685) me from the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205, and save^H3467^(H8685) me from bloody^H1818 men^H582.

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.

KJVFor, lo, they lie in wait^H693^(H8804) for my soul^H5315: the mighty^H5794 are gathered^H1481^(H8799) against me; not for my transgression^H6588, nor for my sin^H2403, O LORD^H3068.

⁴ I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

KJVThey run^H7323^(H8799) and prepare^H3559^(H8709) themselves without my fault^H5771: awake^H5782^(H8798) to help^H7125^(H8800) me, and behold^H7200^(H8798).

⁵ You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.

KJVThou therefore, O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, awake^H6974^(H8685) to visit^H6485^(H8800) all the heathen^H1471: be not merciful^H2603^(H8799) to any wicked^H205 transgressors^H898^(H8802). Selah^H5542.

⁶ They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.

KJVThey return^H7725^(H8799) at evening^H6153: they make a noise^H1993^(H8799) like a dog^H3611, and go round about^H5437^(H8779) the city^H5892.

⁷ Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

KJVBehold, they belch out^H5042^(H8686) with their mouth^H6310: swords^H2719 are in their lips^H8193: for who, say they, doth hear^H8085^(H8802)?

⁸ But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

KJVBut thou, O LORD^H3068, shalt laugh^H7832^(H8799) at them; thou shalt have all the heathen^H1471 in derision^H3932^(H8799).

⁹ Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

KJVBecause of his strength^H5797 will I wait^H8104^(H8799) upon thee: for God^H430 is my defence^H4869.

¹⁰ My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.

KJVThe God^H430 of my mercy^H2617 shall prevent^H6923^(H8762) me: God^H430 shall let me see^H7200^(H8686) my desire upon mine enemies^H8324^(H8802).

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

KJVSlay^H2026^(H8799) them not, lest my people^H5971 forget^H7911^(H8799): scatter^H5128^(H8685) them by thy power^H2428; and bring them down^H3381^(H8685), O Lord^H136 our shield^H4043.

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.

KJVFor the sin^H2403 of their mouth^H6310 and the words^H1697 of their lips^H8193 let them even be taken^H3920^(H8735) in their pride^H1347: and for cursing^H423 and lying^H3585 which they speak^H5608^(H8762).

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.

KJVConsume^H3615^(H8761) them in wrath^H2534, consume^H3615^(H8761) them, that they may not be: and let them know^H3045^(H8799) that God^H430 ruleth^H4910^(H8802) in Jacob^H3290 unto the ends^H657 of the earth^H776. Selah^H5542.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

KJVAnd at evening^H6153 let them return^H7725^(H8799); and let them make a noise^H1993^(H8799) like a dog^H3611, and go round about^H5437^(H8779) the city^H5892.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

KJVLet them wander up and down^H5128^(H8686)^(H8675)^H5128^(H8799) for meat^H398^(H8800), and grudge^H3885^(H8799) if they be not satisfied^H7646^(H8799).

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.

KJVBut I will sing^H7891^(H8799) of thy power^H5797; yea, I will sing aloud^H7442^(H8762) of thy mercy^H2617 in the morning^H1242: for thou hast been my defence^H4869 and refuge^H4498 in the day^H3117 of my trouble^H6862.

¹⁷ To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

KJVUnto thee, O my strength^H5797, will I sing^H2167^(H8762): for God^H430 is my defence^H4869, and the God^H430 of my mercy^H2617.

WEB·Psalms 58

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), Altaschith^H516^(H8686), Michtam^H4387 of David^H1732. Do ye indeed^H552 speak^H1696^(H8762) righteousness^H6664, O congregation^H482? do ye judge^H8199^(H8799) uprightly^H4339, O ye sons^H1121 of men^H120?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands on the earth.

KJVYea, in heart^H3820 ye work^H6466^(H8799) wickedness^H5766; ye weigh^H6424^(H8762) the violence^H2555 of your hands^H3027 in the earth^H776.

³ The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 are estranged^H2114^(H8804) from the womb^H7358: they go astray^H8582^(H8804) as soon as they be born^H990, speaking^H1696^(H8802) lies^H3577.

⁴ Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

KJVTheir poison^H2534 is like^H1823 the poison^H2534 of a serpent^H5175: they are like the deaf^H2795 adder^H6620 that stoppeth^H331^(H8686) her ear^H241;

⁵ which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

KJVWhich will not hearken^H8085^(H8799) to the voice^H6963 of charmers^H3907^(H8764), charming^H2266^(H8802)^H2267 never so wisely^H2449^(H8794).

⁶ Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.

KJVBreak^H2040^(H8798) their teeth^H8127, O God^H430, in their mouth^H6310: break out^H5422^(H8800) the great teeth^H4459 of the young lions^H3715, O LORD^H3068.

⁷ Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

KJVLet them melt away^H3988^(H8735) as waters^H4325 which run continually^H1980^(H8691): when he bendeth^H1869^(H8799) his bow to shoot his arrows^H2671, let them be as cut in pieces^H4135^(H8709).

⁸ Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

KJVAs a snail^H7642 which melteth^H8557, let every one of them pass away^H1980^(H8799): like the untimely birth^H5309 of a woman^H802, that they may not see^H2372^(H8804) the sun^H8121.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

KJVBefore your pots^H5518 can feel^H995^(H8799) the thorns^H329, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind^H8175^(H8799), both living^H2416, and in his wrath^H2740.

¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

KJVThe righteous^H6662 shall rejoice^H8055^(H8799) when he seeth^H2372^(H8804) the vengeance^H5359: he shall wash^H7364^(H8799) his feet^H6471 in the blood^H1818 of the wicked^H7563.

¹¹ so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

KJVSo that a man^H120 shall say^H559^(H8799), Verily there is a reward^H6529 for the righteous^H6662: verily he is^H3426 a God^H430 that judgeth^H8199^(H8802) in the earth^H776.

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