Psalms 59:11
What does Psalms 59:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 59:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 106:27
And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
- Leviticus 26:33
And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.
- Psalms 84:9
Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.
- Ezekiel 14:22
Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings; and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
- Deuteronomy 28:64
And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
- Psalms 52:5
God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah
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