Eripe me. Ps.59.I.H.

David in great danger of Saul, who sent to slay him in his bed, declareth his innocency, and their fury, praying God to destroy all malicious sinners, who live for a time to vex his people: but in the end consume in his wrath, to God’s glory. For this he singeth praise to God, assured of his mercies.
The first part The second part
Send aid and save me from my foes,
O Lord, I pray to thee:
Defend and keep me from all those
that rise and strive with me.
 
2 O Lord, preserve me from those men
whose doings are not good:
And set me sure and safe from them
that still thirst after blood.
 
3 For lo they wait my soul to take,
they rage against me still:
Yea, for no fault that I did make:
I never did them ill.
 
4 They run, and do themselves prepare,
when I no whit offend:
Arise, and save me from their snare,
and see what they intend.
 
5 O Lord, of hosts of Israel
arise and strike all lands:
And pity none that do rebel,
and in their mischief stands.
 
6 At night they stir and seek about,
as hounds they howl and grin:
And all the City clean throughout,
from place to place they run.
 
7 They speak of me with mouth alway,
but in their lips are swords:
They greed my death, and then would say,
what? none doth hear our words:
 
8 But Lord thou hast their ways espied,
and laughed thereat apace:
The heathen folk thou shalt deride,
and mock them to their face.
 
9 The strength that doth my foes withstand,
O Lord doth come of thee:
My God he is my help at hand,
a fort of fence to me.
 
10 The Lord to me doth show his grace
in great abundance still:
That I may see my foes in case
such as my heart doth will.
11 Destroy them not at once, O God,
least it from mind do fall:
But with thy strength drive them abroad,
and so consume them all.
 
12 For their ill words and truthless tongues,
confound them in their pride:
Their wicked oaths, with lies and wrong,
let all the world deride.
 
13 Consume them in thy wrath, O Lord,
that naught of them remain:
That men may know throughout the world
that Jacob’s God doth reign.
 
14 At evening they return apace,
as dogs they grin and cry:
Throughout the streets in every place,
they run about and spy.
 
15 They seek about for meat I say,
but let them not be fed:
Nor find a house wherein they may
behold to put their head.
 
16 For I will show thy strength abroad,
thy goodness I will praise:
For thou art my defense and God,
at need in all affairs.
 
17 Thou art my strength, thou hast me stayed,
O Lord I sing to thee:
Thou art my fort, my fence, and aid,
a loving God to me.
 

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