Psalms 59:14
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
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
15 They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
- KJV
- And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
- WEB
- At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
- ASV
- And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.
- DARBY
- And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
- BLB
- and they return in the evening; they growl like a dog, and go round about the city.
- ÅB
- Og de kommer igjen om kvelden, tuter som hunder og løper rundt omkring i byen.
- OTB
- De vender tilbake om kvelden, de knurrer som en hund,
Og streifer rundt i byen. - B1930
- Og de kommer igjen om aftenen, tuter som hunder og løper rundt omkring i byen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Read in contextPsalms 59:6
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Read in context