Psalms 59:11

Psalms 59:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
• New International Version (NIV)But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield.

Context of Psalms 59:11

9I will wait for You, O You his Strength; For God is my defense. 10My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies. Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12For 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. 13Consume 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

Psalms 59:11 word by word

אַל־תַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀ פֶּֽן־יִשְׁכְּח֬וּ עַמִּ֗י הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹ בְ֭חֵילְךָ וְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹ מָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּ אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• them not, lest my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• scatterנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• them by thy powerחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• and bring them downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• our shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043

Cross-references for Psalms 59:11

• Genesis 4:12When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
• Judges 1:6Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.
• Ezekiel 12:15“Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.
• Ezekiel 14:22Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.
• Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
• Psalms 44:11You have given us up like sheep intended for food, And have scattered us among the nations.
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
• Deuteronomy 4:27And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you.
• Deuteronomy 28:64“Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood and stone.
• Deuteronomy 30:3that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you.
• Luke 1:51He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
• Luke 21:21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her.
• Job 40:12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
• Psalms 3:3But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.

Commentaries on Psalms 59:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Slay them not, lest my people forget - I believe the Chaldee gives the true sense of this verse: "Do not slay them suddenly, lest my people should forget. Drive them from their habitations by thy power, and reduce them to poverty by the loss of their property." Preserve them long in a state of chastisement that Israel may see thou hast undertaken for them: that thy hand is on the wicked for evil and on them for good. The Canaanites were not suddenly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Slay them not, lest my people forget - The meaning of this seems to be, Do not destroy them at once, lest, being removed out of the way, the people should forget what was done, or should lose the impression which it is desirable should be produced by their punishment. Let them live, and let them wander about, as exiles under the divine displeasure, that they may be permanent and enduring proofs of the justice of God; of the evil of sin; of the danger of…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. 1111. Slay them not--at once (Jud 2:21-23); but perpetuate their punishment (Ge 4:12; Nu 32:13), by scattering or making them wander, and humble them.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
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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