Psalm 59

International Children’s Bible

³ Look, men are waiting to attack me.
    Cruel men attack me.
    But I have not sinned or done wrong, Lord.
⁴ I have done nothing wrong, but they are ready to attack me.
    Wake up to help me and look.
⁵ You are the Lord God of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel.
    Come and punish those people.
    Do not give those traitors any mercy. Selah

⁶ They come back at night.
    Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.
⁷ Notice what comes from their mouths.
    Insults come from their lips.
    They say, “Who’s listening?”
⁸ But, Lord, you laugh at them.
    You make fun of all of them.

⁹ God, my strength, I wait for you.
    God, you are my protection.
¹⁰ My God loves me, and he will be with me.
    He will help me defeat my enemies.
¹¹ Lord, our protector, do not kill them.
    If you do, my people will forget.
With your power scatter them
    and defeat them.
¹² They sin by what they say.
    They sin with their words.
They curse and tell lies.
    So let their pride trap them.
¹³ Destroy them in your anger.
    Destroy them completely!
Then they will know
    that God rules over Israel
    and to the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ They come back at night.
    Like dogs they growl
    and roam around the city.
¹⁵ They wander about looking for food.
    And they howl if they do not find enough.
¹⁶ But I will sing about your strength.
    In the morning I will sing about your love.
You are my protection,
    my place of safety in times of trouble.
¹⁷ God, my strength, I will sing praises to you.
    God, my protection, you are the God who loves me.