Psalms 59:11

“Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Psalms 59:11

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them downe, O Lord our shield.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Do not slay them, or my people will forget; Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Put 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.
- Basic English Bible

Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
- Darby Bible

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Webster's Bible

Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
- World English Bible

Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Youngs Literal Bible

(59:12) Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Psalms 59:11

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 59:11


59:11 My people - Over whom thou hast appointed me to be governor in due time. Forget - Their former danger, and thy glorious mercy in delivering them. Scatter - Let them wander from place to place, that they may carry the tokens of thy justice, and their own shame to all places.


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