Psalms 59:11-15 in English

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more: And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far as Idumea?

¹² Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our forces?

¹³ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.

¹⁴ In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nought them that harass us.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

¹⁵ Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

¹⁵ Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.

¹² In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nothing them that harass us.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ And at evening let them return, let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for meat and tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ But do not kill them immediately in order that my people will not forget how you punished them! Instead, Lord, you who are like a shield that protects us MET, scatter them by your power, and then defeat them.

¹² Because what they say MTY is sinful, allow them to be trapped for being proud. Because they are always cursing and telling lies,

¹³ because you are angry, get rid of them; destroy them completely in order that people will know that you rule over us, your Israeli people, and that you rule over all the earth.

¹⁴ My enemies return each evening, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl around this city.

¹⁵ They roam around, searching for food; and if they do not find enough, they growl.

¹¹ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.

¹² In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nothing them that harass us.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

¹² Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

¹³ Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.)

¹⁴ And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

¹⁵ Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

¹² Because of the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.

¹³ Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

¹² Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go out with our armies?

¹³ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the salvation of man.

¹⁴ Through God we shall do mightily: and he shall bring to nothing them that afflict us.

¹¹ Don't kill them right away, otherwise my people will quickly forget what you have done. By your power make them stagger around and then fall down, Lord our protection.

¹² Let them be caught out by the evil things they say, the words they proudly speak—brought down by their curses and the lies they tell!

¹³ Destroy them in your anger! Destroy them completely! Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel!

¹⁴ In the evening they return, snarling like dogs as they roam around the city.

¹⁵ They wander around, looking for things to eat, and howl when they're not satisfied.

¹¹ Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,

¹² For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that they speake.

¹³ Consume them in thy wrath: consume them that they be no more: and let them knowe that God ruleth in Iaakob, euen vnto the ends of the world. Selah.

¹⁴ And in the euening they shall go to and from, and barke like dogs, and go about the citie.

¹⁵ They shall runne here and there for meate: and surely they shall not be satisfied, though they tary all night.

¹¹ (59-12) Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² (59-13) 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.

¹³ (59-14) Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more; and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ (59-15) And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;

¹⁵ (59-16) They wander up and down to devour, and tarry all night if they have not their fill.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power; And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And at evening let them return; And let them make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.

¹⁵ Let them wander up and down for meat, And grudge if they be not satisfied.

¹¹ (59:12) Slay them not, that my people may not forget: drive them about by thy power; and bring them down, thou our shield, O Lord.

¹² (59:13) The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips: let them be caught through their pride, because of the cursing and lying which they relate.

¹³ (59:14) Make an end in fury, make an end of them, that they my be no more, and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, as far as the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ (59:15) And they will return in the evening; they will howl like dogs, and go round about the city.

¹⁵ (59:16) They will indeed roam about after something to eat, if they be not satisfied, so that they can be at rest.

¹¹ Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will guide me as far as Edom?

¹² Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our forces?

¹³ Give us help from trouble: For vain is the deliverance of man.

¹⁴ In God will we do valiantly; And he shall bring to nought them that harass us.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget; Scatter them by thy power, and cast them down, O Lord, our shield!

¹² The word of their lips is the sin of their mouth; Let them be overtaken in their pride, For the curses and the falsehood which they utter!

¹³ Consume them in thy wrath; consume them that they be no more, That they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, Even to the ends of the earth! Pause.

¹⁴ Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!

¹⁵ Let them wander about for food, When they have passed the night unsatisfied!

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget, let your hosts keep them roaming and wandering.

¹² In their sinful speech snare them, O Lord; and may they be trapped in their pride, for the curses and lies that they utter.

¹³ In your wrath make a clean end of them, that people, to the ends of the earth, may know that God rules in Jacob. Selah

¹⁴ At evening they come, and, howling like dogs, make their round in the city.

¹⁵ They roam about for a feast, and snarl, if they get not their fill.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget, let your hosts keep them roaming and wandering.

¹² In their sinful speech snare them, O Lord; and may they be trapped in their pride, for the curses and lies that they utter.

¹³ In your wrath make a clean end of them, that people, to the ends of the earth, may know that God rules in Jacob. Selah

¹⁴ At evening they come, and, howling like dogs, make their round in the city.

¹⁵ They roam about for a feast, and snarl, if they get not their fill.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob Supplanter, to the ends of the earth. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

¹⁴ At evening let them teshuvah ·completely return·. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they are not satisfied.

¹¹ Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and make them fall, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be captured in their pride, and for the curses and lies that they express.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them so that they will be no more; let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ At evening they return, howling like dogs going around the city.

¹⁵ They wander about looking for food and they growl like a dog if they are not satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O LORD our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them , that they may not be : and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.

¹⁵ Let them wander up and down for food, and grudge if they are not satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

¹³ Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren’t satisfied.

¹¹ slay thou not them; lest any time my peoples forget. Scatter thou them in thy virtue; and, Lord, my defender, put thou them down.

¹² Put down the trespass of their mouth, and the word of their lips; and be they taken in their pride. And of cursing and of leasing; they shall be showed in the ending.

¹³ In the ire of ending, and they shall not be; and they shall know, that the Lord shall be Lord of Jacob, and of the ends of earth.

¹⁴ They shall be turned at eventide, and they as dogs shall suffer hunger; and they shall compass, that is, go abegging in, the city.

¹⁵ They shall be scattered abroad, for to eat; soothly if they be not ful filled, and they shall grutch.

¹¹ slay thou not them; lest any time my peoples forget. Scatter thou them in thy virtue; and, Lord, my defender, put thou them down. (But kill thou them not; lest any time my people forget. Rather, scatter thou them by thy strength; and, O Lord, my defender, put thou them down.)

¹² Put down the trespass of their mouth, and the word of their lips; and be they taken in their pride. And of cursing and of leasing; they shall be showed (up) in the ending. (And for the trespasses of their mouths, and the words of their lips; let them be taken in their pride. And for their cursing and their lies; let them be shown up in the end.)

¹³ (Destroy thou them) In the ire of ending, and they shall not be; and they shall know, that the Lord shall be Lord of Jacob, and of the ends of earth. (Destroy thou them in thy anger, yea, destroy them altogether, and they shall be no more; and then they shall know, that the Lord is the lord, or the ruler, in Jacob, and unto the ends of the earth.)

¹⁴ They shall be turned (again) at eventide, and they as dogs shall suffer hunger; and they shall compass, that is, go abegging, (in) the city. (They shall return in the evening, and they shall suffer hunger like dogs; and they shall go about begging in the city.)

¹⁵ They shall be scattered abroad, for to eat; soothly if they be not ful filled, and they shall grutch. (They shall be scattered abroad, searching for food; and truly they shall grumble, if they be not satisfied, or fulfilled.)

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² 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.

¹³ Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴ And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.

¹⁵ They — they wander for food, If they are not satisfied — then they murmur.