15 The course of my life is in Your power;(A)
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.(B)

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15 My times(A) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.

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Psalm 59

God Our Stronghold

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”[a] A Davidic Miktam. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.(A)

Deliver me from my enemies, my God;(B)
protect me from those who rise up against me.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 Possibly a tune

Psalm 59[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house(A) in order to kill him.

Deliver me from my enemies, O God;(B)
    be my fortress against those who are attacking me.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:1 In Hebrew texts 59:1-17 is numbered 59:2-18.
  2. Psalm 59:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.(A)
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.(B)

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Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.

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