Psalms 59:14
12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
13 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.
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my 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 have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Read in contextPsalms 59:6
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
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