59:12 They speak sinful words. 1
So let them be trapped by their own pride
and by the curses and lies they speak!
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 2 like a dog
and prowl around outside 3 the city.
59:15 They wander around looking for something to eat;
they refuse to sleep until they are full. 4
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 5
and my place of shelter when I face trouble. 6
59:17 You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! 7
For God is my refuge, 8 the God who loves me. 9
1 tn Heb “the sin of their mouth [is] the word of their lips.”
2 tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”
3 tn Heb “go around.”
3 tn Heb “if they are not full, they stay through the night.”
4 tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).
5 tn Heb “and my shelter in the day of my distress.”
5 tn Heb “my strength, to you I will sing praises.”
6 tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).
7 tn Heb “the God of my loyal love.”