Psalms 59:13

Psalms 59:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)consume them in your wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
• English Standard Version (ESV)consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Consume them in wrath, consume them, That they may not be; And let them know that God rules in Jacob To the ends of the earth. Selah

Context of Psalms 59:13

11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us! 12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak! Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah) 14They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. 15They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.

Psalms 59:13 word by word

כַּלֵּ֥ה בְחֵמָה֮ כַּלֵּ֪ה וְֽאֵ֫ינֵ֥מוֹ וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־אֱ֭לֹהִים מֹשֵׁ֣ל בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב לְאַפְסֵ֖י הָאָ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Consumeכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
• in wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• and let them knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• rulethמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• in Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• unto the endsאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 59:13

• Psalms 59:11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!
• Psalms 7:9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!
• Numbers 14:34According to the number of the days you have investigated this land, forty days – one day for a year – you will suffer for your iniquities, forty years, and you will know what it means to thwart me.
• Numbers 32:13So the Lord’s anger was kindled against the Israelites, and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all that generation that had done wickedly before the Lord was finished.
• Deuteronomy 2:14Now the length of time it took for us to go from Kadesh Barnea to the crossing of Wadi Zered was thirty-eight years, time for all the military men of that generation to die, just as the Lord had vowed to them.
• Deuteronomy 7:22He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.
• Psalms 46:10He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”
• Psalms 83:18Then they will know that you alone are the Lord, the sovereign king over all the earth.
• Psalms 135:5Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.
• 1 Samuel 17:46This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God
• 1 Kings 18:36When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
• 2 Kings 19:19Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so that all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.”
• Isaiah 54:5For your husband is the one who made you – the Lord who commands armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called “God of the entire earth.”
• Ezekiel 38:23I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
• Ezekiel 39:7“‘I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Daniel 4:25You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Commentaries on Psalms 59:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Consume them in wrath - Or, in thy justice. The idea in the word “consume” here is to finish; to complete; to bring to an end. It does not mean to “burn” them as our word might seem to imply, nor is there any reference to the “mode” or “manner” in which their power was to be brought to an end. It is merely a prayer that all their plans might be frustrated; that there might be an entire completion of their attempts; or that they might be in no sense…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13The psalmist prays that the wicked will suffer the same pain they have caused others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Though delayed for wise reasons, the utter destruction of the wicked must come at last, and God's presence and power in and for His Church will be known abroad (1Sa 17:46; Psa 46:10, 11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Judgments

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• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ends of the Earth
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• Michal
• Michtam
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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