11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[1]or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.

Other Translations of Psalm 59:11

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

11 Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totterOr wander by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

The Message

11 Don't make quick work of them, God, lest my people forget. Bring them down in slow motion, take them apart piece by piece.

New King James Version

11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

New Living Translation

11 Don't kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 59:11

Commentary on Psalm 59:8-17

(Read Psalm 59:8-17)

It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with Providence, nor fret within himself. It is not poverty, but discontent that makes a man unhappy. David would praise God because he had many times, and all along, found Him his refuge in the day of trouble. He that is all this to us, is certainly worthy of our best affections, praises, and services. The trials of his people will end in joy and praise. When the night of affliction is over, they will sing of the Lord's power and mercy in the morning. Let believers now, in assured faith and hope, praise Him for those mercies, for which they will rejoice and praise him for ever.