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Psalms 59:11

9 I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

10 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.

Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

12 By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

13 Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
KJV
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
WEB
Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
ASV
Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
DARBY
Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
BLB
Do not kill them, lest my people forget. Send them staggering by Your strength, and bring them down! O Lord, our shield.
ÅB
Slå dem ikke ihjel, for at mitt folk ikke skal glemme det! La dem drive ustadig omkring ved din makt og styrt dem ned, du, vårt skjold, Herre!
OTB
Ødelegg dem ikke, for at mitt folk ikke skal glemme;
Spre dem ved Din makt og bring dem ned,
Herre, vårt skjold.
B1930
Slå dem ikke ihjel, forat mitt folk ikke skal glemme det! La dem drive ustadig omkring ved din makt og styrt dem ned, du, vårt skjold, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 3:3

    But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:64

    Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

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  • Revelation 9:6

    In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

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  • Luke 1:51–52

    He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:27

    Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

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  • Judges 1:6–7

    As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

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  • Leviticus 26:33

    But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

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  • Ezekiel 12:15–16

    And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.

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