1To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam[1] of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; (1صم 19:11; مز 16:1; مز 17:7; مز 18:48; مز 20:1; مز 57:1; مز 143:9)2deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. (مز 5:6; مز 94:4)3For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord, (1صم 24:11; مز 7:3; مز 10:9; مز 56:6; مز 69:4)4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! (مز 35:23)5You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. (مز 80:4; مز 84:8)6Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. (مز 22:16)7There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think,[2] “will hear us?” (أي 22:13; مز 57:4; مز 94:4; أم 15:2; أم 15:28)8But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. (مز 2:4)9O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. (مز 9:9; مز 59:16)10My God in his steadfast love[3] will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. (مز 21:3; مز 54:7; مز 59:17)11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter[4] by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! (مز 3:3; مز 55:23)12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, (أم 12:13)13consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. (مز 7:9; مز 22:27; مز 83:18)14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. (مز 22:16)15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. (أي 15:23; مز 109:10)16But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. (2صم 22:3; مز 18:6; مز 59:9)17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. (مز 59:10; مز 59:16)