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Psalm 59:6-17
New King James Version
Psalm 59:6-17
New King James Version
6 (A)At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
(B)Swords are in their lips;
For they say, (C)“Who hears?”
8 But (D)You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the [a]nations in derision.
9 I will wait for You, O You [b]his Strength;
(E)For God is my [c]defense.
10 [d]My God of mercy shall (F)come to meet me;
God shall let (G)me see my desire on my enemies.
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
12 (H)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
13 (I)Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And (J)let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah
14 And (K)at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
15 They (L)wander up and down for food,
And [e]howl if they are not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To You, (M)O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:8 Gentiles
- Psalm 59:9 So with MT, Syr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. my Strength
- Psalm 59:9 Lit. fortress
- Psalm 59:10 So with Qr.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. My God, His mercy; Kt., some Heb. mss., Tg. O God, my mercy; Syr. O God, Your mercy
- Psalm 59:15 So with LXX, Vg.; MT, Syr., Tg. spend the night
Psalm 59:6-17
New International Version
Psalm 59:6-17
New International Version
6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,(A)
and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths(B)—
the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(C)
and they think, “Who can hear us?”(D)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;(E)
you scoff at all those nations.(F)
9 You are my strength,(G) I watch for you;
you, God, are my fortress,(H)
10 my God on whom I can rely.
God will go before me
and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[a](I)
or my people will forget.(J)
In your might uproot them
and bring them down.(K)
12 For the sins of their mouths,(L)
for the words of their lips,(M)
let them be caught in their pride.(N)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13 consume them in your wrath,
consume them till they are no more.(O)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.(P)
14 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food(Q)
and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing(R) of your strength,(S)
in the morning(T) I will sing of your love;(U)
for you are my fortress,(V)
my refuge in times of trouble.(W)
17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.(X)
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign
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