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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
Psalm 59:6-17
King James Version
Psalm 59:6-17
King James Version
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
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.
16 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.
17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
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Psalm 59:6-17
English Standard Version
Psalm 59:6-17
English Standard Version
6 Each evening they (A)come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
7 There they are, (B)bellowing with their mouths
with (C)swords in their lips—
for (D)“Who,” they think,[a] “will hear us?”
8 But you, O Lord, (E)laugh at them;
you hold all the nations in derision.
9 O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are (F)my fortress.
10 (G)My God in his steadfast love[b] (H)will meet me;
God will let me (I)look in triumph on my enemies.
11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter[c] by your power and (J)bring them down,
O Lord, our (K)shield!
12 For (L)the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
13 (M)consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may (N)know that God rules over Jacob
to (O)the ends of the earth. Selah
14 (P)Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
15 They (Q)wander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.
16 But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me (R)a fortress
and (S)a refuge in (T)the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, (U)are my fortress,
(V)the God who shows me steadfast love.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:7 Hebrew lacks they think
- Psalm 59:10 Or The God who shows me steadfast love
- Psalm 59:11 Or wander
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