Psalms 59

59 ¹Rescue me from my enemies, my Papa; put me for high place wey safe, pass all dose wey rise up against me. ²Rescue me from dose wey dey do evil, and save me from men wey wan shed blood. ³Because see am — dem dey wait for my life; wicked men dey stir up attack against me, even doh I no do any bad thing and I no sin, my Papa. ⁴For notin wey I do, dem dey run come take dia position. Wake up come help me — see am!

⁵You, my Papa, di Papa of heaven im army, di Papa of Israel — wake up come punish all di nations; no show mercy to any wey dey plan evil for hidden way. Selah. ⁶Dem dey come back for evening, dey growl like dog and dey waka round di city. ⁷See am — dem dey pour poison comot from dia mouth; sword dey for dia lips, because dem dey think say, "Who dey hear us?" ⁸But you, my Papa, dey laugh dem; you dey scorn all di nations. ⁹My Strength, I dey watch for you; because my Papa na my strong tower. ¹⁰My Papa, for im Covenant love, go come meet me; my Papa go make me look wit victory on dose wey dey talk bad about me. ¹¹No kill dem, if not my people go forget; wit your power make dem waka waka up and down, and bring dem down, O Sovereign Papa, our shield. ¹²Because of di sin of dia mouth, di words of dia lips, make dem catch for dia own pride — because of di curse and lie wey dem dey talk.

¹³Finish dem for anger, finish dem sotay dem no dey again, so dat people go sabi say our Papa dey rule over Jacob reach di ends of di earth. Selah. ¹⁴Dem dey come back for evening, dey growl like dog and dey waka round di city. ¹⁵Dem dey waka round dey find food, and dem dey growl if dem no belle-full. ¹⁶But I go sing about your strength; for morning I go sing loud about your Covenant love. Because you don be my strong tower, a hiding place for my time of trouble. ¹⁷My Strength, I go sing praise to you; because my Papa na my strong tower, our Papa wey dey show me Covenant love.