Cross References

Psalm 59:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Save me, God! Protect me from enemy attacks!

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But you, LORD, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are ill-treated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

I am your servant. Show how much you love me by destroying my enemies.

Please rescue me from my enemies, LORD! I come to you for safety.

You protected me from violent enemies and made me much greater than all of them.

I pray that the LORD will listen when you are in trouble, and that the God of Jacob will keep you safe.

God Most High, have pity on me! Have mercy. I run to you for safety. In the shadow of your wings, I seek protection till danger dies down.

Do you mighty people talk only to oppose justice? Don't you ever judge fairly?

Come and save me, LORD God, from vicious and cruel and brutal enemies!

The Lord says, “If you love me and truly know who I am, I will rescue you and keep you safe.

They will live in a fortress high on a rocky cliff, where they will have food and plenty of water.