Liber Psalmorum, 59
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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. Magistro chori. Secundum " Ne destruxeris ". David. Miktam. Quando Saul viros misit, qui domum observarent et eum occiderent.
1. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God, protect me from those who rise up against me,
2. Eripe me de inimicis meis, Deus meus, et ab insurgentibus in me protege me.
2. deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
3. Eripe me de operantibus iniquitatem et de viris sanguinum salva me.
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. Quia ecce insidiati sunt animae meae, irruerunt in me fortes.
4. for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Rouse thyself, come to my help, and see!
5. Neque delictum neque peccatum in me est, Domine; sine iniquitate mea currunt et praeparantur. Exsurge in occursum meum et vide;
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. et tu, Domine, Deus virtutum, Deus Israel, evigila ad visitandas omnes gentes; non miserearis omnibus, qui infideliter operantur.
6. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
7. Revertentur ad vesperam et latrabunt ut canes et circuibunt civitatem.
7. There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips -- for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
8. Ecce eructabunt ore suo, et gladius in labiis eorum: “Quis enim audit?”.
8. But thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; thou dost hold all the nations in derision.
9. Et tu, Domine, deridebis eos, subsannabis omnes gentes.
9. O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee; for thou, O God, art my fortress.
10. Fortitudo mea, tibi attendam, quia, Deus, praesidium meum es.
10. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
11. Deus meus, misericordia eius praeveniet me. Deus faciet, ut despiciam inimicos meos.
11. Slay them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
12. Ne occidas eos, ne quando obliviscatur populus meus; disperge illos in virtute tua et prosterne eos, protector meus, Domine.
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. Peccatum oris eorum, sermo labiorum ipsorum, et comprehendantur in superbia sua. Propter exsecrationem et mendacium, quod loquuntur,
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. consume eos in furore, consume, et non erunt; et scient quia Deus dominabitur Iacob et finium terrae.
14. Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.
15. Revertentur ad vesperam et latrabunt ut canes et circuibunt civitatem.
15. They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.
16. Ipsi errabunt ad manducandum; si vero non fuerint saturati, murmurabunt.
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. Ego autem cantabo fortitudinem tuam et exsultabo mane misericordiam tuam, quia factus es praesidium meum et refugium meum in die tribulationis meae.
17. O my Strength, I will sing praises to thee, for thou, O God, art my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
18. Fortitudo mea, tibi psallam, quia, Deus, praesidium meum es: Deus meus misericordia mea.
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