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Psalms 59

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God : defend me from them that rise up against me.
To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God , From my withstanders set me on high .
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me .
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul : the mighty are gathered against me ; not for my transgression , nor for my sin, O LORD .
For, lo, they laid wait for my soul , Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah .
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold .
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves , Stir up to meet me, and see .
Thou therefore , O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors . Selah.
And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity . Selah.
They return at evening : they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
They turn back at evening , They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
Behold , they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips : for who , say they, doth hear ?
Lo , they belch out with their mouths, Swords ` are ' in their lips , for ` Who heareth ? '
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them ; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision .
And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them , Thou dost mock at all the nations .
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee : for God is my defence .
O my Strength , unto Thee I take heed, For God ` is ' my tower -- the God of my kindness .
The God of my mercy shall prevent me : God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
God doth go before me , He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
Slay them not, lest my people forget : scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Slay them not, lest my people forget , Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride : and for cursing and lying which they speak .
The sin of their mouth `is' a word of their lips , And they are captured in their pride , And from the curse and lying they recount .
Consume them in wrath , consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Consume in fury , consume and they are not , And they know that God is ruling in Jacob , To the ends of the earth. Selah.
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
And they turn back at evening , They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
Let them wander up and down for meat , and grudge if they be not satisfied.
They -- they wander for food , If they are not satisfied -- then they murmur .
But I will sing of thy power; yea , I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble .
And I -- I sing ` of ' Thy strength , And I sing at morn ` of ' Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity .
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing : for God is my defence , and the God of my mercy.
O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God ` is ' my tower , the God of my kindness!

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