Mazmur 59:13-17

59:13 Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish!

Let them know that God rules

in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)

59:14 They return in the evening;

they growl ¹  like a dog

and prowl around outside ²  the city.

59:15 They wander around looking for something to eat;

they refuse to sleep until they are full. ³ 

59:16 As for me, I will sing about your strength;

I will praise your loyal love in the morning.

For you are my refuge ⁴ 

and my place of shelter when I face trouble. ⁵ 

59:17 You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! ⁶ 

For God is my refuge, ⁷  the God who loves me. ⁸ 

[59:14]  ¹ tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”

[59:14]  ² tn Heb “go around.”

[59:15]  ³ tn Heb “if they are not full, they stay through the night.”

[59:16]  ⁴ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[59:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my shelter in the day of my distress.”

[59:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “my strength, to you I will sing praises.”

[59:17]  ⁷ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[59:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “the God of my loyal love.”