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Psalms 59:11-13

God My Strength and Fortress Against Violent Watchers

Psalm 59 moves from urgent rescue from violent watchers, through confidence that God sees and laughs at arrogant nations, into public judgment prayer, and ends with morning praise to the God who is fortress and covenant love.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

12By 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.

13Consume 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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Verse 11

Cross-references

Psalms 18:2Classic cross-references Psalms 68:1Classic cross-references Psalms 3:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:64Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:27Classic cross-references

Original words

Do notאַל־H408Adverbkill themתַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀H2026Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralorפֶּֽן־H6435Conjunctionmy peopleעַמִּ֗יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularwill forgetיִשְׁכְּח֬וּH7911Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralScatter themהֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹH5128Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine pluralby Your powerבְ֭חֵילְךָH2428Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand bring them downוְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine pluralO Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃H136Noun - proper - masculine singularour shieldמָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּH4043Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

Luke 6:45Classic cross-references Psalms 10:2Classic cross-references Proverbs 12:13Classic cross-references Psalms 109:17Classic cross-references Hosea 4:2Classic cross-references

Original words

By the sinsחַטַּאת־H2403Noun - feminine singular constructof their mouthsפִּ֗ימוֹH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland the wordsדְּֽבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof their lipsשְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plurallet them be trappedוְיִלָּכְד֥וּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin their prideבִגְאוֹנָ֑םH1347Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralin the cursesוּמֵאָלָ֖הH423Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularand liesוּמִכַּ֣חַשׁH3585Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthey utterיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃H5608Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

Psalms 83:18Classic cross-references Psalms 93:1Classic cross-references Psalms 55:15Classic cross-references Psalms 7:9Classic cross-references Ezekiel 39:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Consumeכַּלֵּ֥הH3615Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular[them] in wrathבְחֵמָה֮H2534Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularconsume themכַּלֵּ֪הH3615Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singulartill they are no moreוְֽאֵ֫ינֵ֥מוֹH369Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine pluralso it may be knownוְֽיֵדְע֗וּH3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the endsלְאַפְסֵ֖יH657Preposition-l | Adverbof the earthהָאָ֣רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionGodאֱ֭לֹהִיםH430Noun - masculine pluralrulesמֹשֵׁ֣לH4910Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularover Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בH3290Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularSelahסֶֽלָה׃H5542Interjection

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