Salmos, 59

0.

0. To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.

1. Ao mestre de canto. Conforme: “A lei é como o lírio”. Poema didático de Davi,*

1. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, protect me from those who rise up against me,

2. quando guerreou contra os sírios da Mesopotâmia e os sírios de Soba e quando Joab, voltando, derrotou doze mil edomitas no Vale do Sal.*

2. deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.

3. Ó Deus, vós nos rejeitastes, rompestes nossas fileiras, estais irado; restabelecei-nos.

3. For, lo, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men band themselves against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

4. Fizestes nossa terra tremer e a fendestes; reparai suas brechas, pois ela vacila.

4. for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!

5. Impusestes duras provas ao vosso povo, fizestes-nos sorver um vinho atordoante.

5. Thou, LORD God of hosts, art God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. [Selah]

6. Mas aos que vos temem destes um estandarte, a fim de que das flechas escapassem.*

6. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

7. Para que vossos amigos fiquem livres, ajudai-nos com vossa destra, ouvi-nos.

7. There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips -- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"

8. Deus falou no seu santuário: “Triunfarei, repartindo Siquém; medirei com o cordel o vale de Sucot.*

8. But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision.

9. Minha é a terra de Galaad, minha a de Manassés; Efraim é o elmo de minha cabeça; Judá, o meu cetro;

9. O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress.

10. Moab é a bacia em que me lavo; sobre Edom atirarei minhas sandálias, cantarei vitória sobre a Filisteia”.*

10. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

11. Quem me conduzirá à cidade fortificada? Quem me levará até Edom?

11. Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

12. Quem, senão vós, ó Deus, que nos repelistes e já não saís à frente de nossas forças?

12. For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies which they utter,

13. Dai-nos auxílio contra o inimigo, porque é vão qualquer socorro humano.

13. consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more, that men may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. [Selah]

14. Com o auxílio de Deus faremos proezas: ele abaterá nossos inimigos.

14. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

15.

15. They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.

16.

16. But I will sing of thy might; I will sing aloud of thy steadfast love in the morning. For thou hast been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.

17.

17. O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.