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PSAL M 58
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They are always twisting what I say;
they spend their days plotting to
harm me.
They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.
Don’t let them get away with their
wickedness;
in your anger, O God, bring them down.
You keep track of all my sorrows.*
You have collected all my tears in your
bottle.
You have recorded each one in
your book.
My enemies will retreat when I call to you
for help.
This I know: God is on my side!
I praise God for what he has promised;
yes, I praise the Lord for what he has
promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?
For the choir director: A psalm* of David,
regarding the time he fled from Saul and
went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not
Destroy!”
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Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.
I cry out to God Most High,*
to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.
He will send help from heaven to rescue me,
disgracing those who hound me. Interlude
My God will send forth his unfailing love
and faithfulness.
I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.
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Be exalted, O God, above the highest
heavens!
May your glory shine over all the earth.
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My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
56:8 Or my wanderings. 57:title Hebrew miktam. This may
be a literary or musical term. 57:2 Hebrew Elohim-Elyon.
58:title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical
term. 58:1 Or you gods. 58:7 Or Let them be trodden down
and wither like grass. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
My heart is confident in you, O God;
my heart is confident.
No wonder I can sing your praises!
Wake up, my heart!
Wake up, O lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.
I will thank you, Lord, among all the
people.
I will sing your praises among the
nations.
For your unfailing love is as high as
the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the highest
heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.
— promises —
from God
I will fulfill my vows to you, O God,
and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for
your help.
For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence,
O God,
in your life-giving light.
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They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it.
Interlude
Give your burdens
to the Lord, and
he will take care of you.
P SA L M 5 5:2 2
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For the choir director: A psalm* of David,
to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”
Justice—do you rulers* know the meaning
of the word?
Do you judge the people fairly?
No! You plot injustice in your hearts.
You spread violence throughout the land.
These wicked people are born sinners;
even from birth they have lied and gone
their own way.
They spit venom like deadly snakes;
they are like cobras that refuse to listen,
ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,
no matter how skillfully they play.
Break off their fangs, O God!
Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!
May they disappear like water into thirsty
ground.
Make their weapons useless in their
hands.*
May they be like snails that dissolve into
slime,
like a stillborn child who will never see
the sun.
God will sweep them away, both young
and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.