New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 59:11-17
11Do not slayH2026 them, 1orH6435 my peopleH5971 will forgetH7911; 23ScatterH5128 them by Your powerH2428, and bringH3381 them downH3381, O LordH136, 4our shieldH4043.125On account of the 6sinH2403 of their mouthH6310 and the wordsH1697 of their lipsH8193, Let them even be 7caughtH3920 in their prideH1347, And on accountH4480 of 8cursesH423 and 9liesH3585 which they utterH5608.131011DestroyH3615 them in wrathH2534, 12destroyH3615 them that they may be noH369 moreH369; That men may 13knowH3045 that GodH430 14rulesH4910 in JacobH3290 To the endsH657 of the earthH776. SelahH5542.14They 15returnH7725 at eveningH6153, they howlH1993 like a dogH3611, And goH5437 aroundH5437 the cityH5892.15They 16wanderH5128 about 17for foodH398 And 18growlH3885 ifH518 they are not satisfiedH7646.
16But as for me, I shall 19singH7891 of Your strengthH5797; Yes, I shall 20joyfullyH7442 singH7442 of Your lovingkindnessH2617 in the 21morningH1242, For You have beenH1961 my 22strongholdH4869 And a 23refugeH4498 in the dayH3117 of my distressH6862.1724O my strengthH5797, I will singH2167 praisesH2167 to You; For GodH430 is my 25strongholdH4869, the 26GodH430 who shows me lovingkindnessH2617.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 59:11 Deut 4:9; 6:12 ↩
- 2. Psalms 59:11 Or Make them wander ↩
- 3. Psalms 59:11 Ps 106:27; 144:6; Is 33:3 ↩
- 4. Psalms 59:11 Ps 84:9 ↩
- 5. Psalms 59:12 Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, ↩
- 6. Psalms 59:12 Prov 12:13 ↩
- 7. Psalms 59:12 Zeph 3:11 ↩
- 8. Psalms 59:12 Ps 10:7 ↩
- 9. Psalms 59:12 Lit lying ↩
- 10. Psalms 59:13 Lit Bring to an end ↩
- 11. Psalms 59:13 Ps 104:35 ↩
- 12. Psalms 59:13 Lit Bring to an end ↩
- 13. Psalms 59:13 Ps 83:18 ↩
- 14. Psalms 59:13 Or is Ruler ↩
- 15. Psalms 59:14 Ps 59:6 ↩
- 16. Psalms 59:15 Job 15:23 ↩
- 17. Psalms 59:15 Or to devour ↩
- 18. Psalms 59:15 Another reading is tarry all night ↩
- 19. Psalms 59:16 Ps 21:13 ↩
- 20. Psalms 59:16 Ps 101:1 ↩
- 21. Psalms 59:16 Ps 5:3; 88:13 ↩
- 22. Psalms 59:16 Ps 59:9 ↩
- 23. Psalms 59:16 2 Sam 22:3; Ps 46:1 ↩
- 24. Psalms 59:17 Ps 59:9 ↩
- 25. Psalms 59:17 Ps 59:10 ↩
- 26. Psalms 59:17 Lit God of my lovingkindness ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 59
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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