Psalms — Chapter 59
For the leader; al tashḥeth. Of David. A michtam; when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to put him to death.awhen Saul sent … death Cf. 1 Sam. 19.11.
Save me from my enemies, O my God;secure me against my assailants.
Save me from evildoers;deliver me from murderers.
For see, they lie in wait for me;fierce people plot against mefor no offense of mine,for no transgression, O ETERNAL One;
for no guilt of minedo they rush to array themselves against me.Look, rouse Yourself in my behalf!
You, O ETERNAL One, God of hosts,God of Israel,bestir Yourself to bring all nations to account;have no mercy on any treacherous villain. Selah.
They come each evening growling like dogs,roaming the city.
They rave with their mouths,sharp wordsbsharp words Lit. “swords.” are on their lips;[they think,] “Who hears?”
But You, O ETERNAL One, laugh at them;You mock all the nations.
O mycmy With several mss.; cf. v. 18; Heb. 3rd person. strength, I wait for You;for God is my haven.
My faithful God will come to aid me;God will let me gloat over my watchful foes.
Do not kill them lest my people be unmindful;with Your power make wanderers of them;bring them low, O our shield, my Sovereign,
because of their sinful mouths,the words on their lips.Let them be trapped by their pride,and by the imprecations and lies they utter.
In Your fury put an end to them;put an end to them that they be no more;that it may be known to the ends of the earththat God does rule over Jacob. Selah.
They come each evening growling like dogs,roaming the city.
They wander in search of food;and whine if they are not satisfied.
But I will sing of Your strength,extol each morning Your faithfulness;for You have been my haven,a refuge in time of trouble.
O my strength, to You I sing hymns;for God is my haven, my faithful God.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”
Impermanence & Letting Go
Dhammapada 20:277
“All conditioned things are impermanent. When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
Tao Te Ching 76
“A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. The soft and yielding is the disciple of life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Bhagavad Gita 2:22
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”