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Psalms 59:11

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀ta.har.Gemyou kill themH2026 →
פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435 →
יִשְׁכְּח֬וּyish.ke.Chuthey should forgetH7911 →
עַמִּ֗י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹha.ni.'E.movmake wander about themH5128 →
בְ֭חֵילְךָVe.chei.le.khaby strength yourH2428 →
וְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹve.ho.ri.De.movand bring down themH3381 →
מָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּma.gi.Ne.nuO shield ourH4043 →
אֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiO LordH136 →

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Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.Psalms 68:1God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.Deuteronomy 28:64Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.Luke 1:51–52He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.Psalms 59:13Consume 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. SelahLeviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.Ezekiel 12:15–16And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. SelahJudges 1:6–7As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.Genesis 4:12–15When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”Luke 21:21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.Deuteronomy 30:3–4then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.Psalms 106:27to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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