11But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might make them wander about, and bring them down.


In Context

8 But you, O Lord , laugh at them; you scoff at all those nations.

9 O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress,

10 my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.

11 But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might make them wander about, and bring them down.

12 For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,

13 consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

Psalms 59:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

59:11God shall let me see over my enemies: slay them not, lest at any time my people forget. Scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my protector:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

59:11Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.