Psalm 59:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

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

New American Standard Bible
Do not kill them, or my people will forget; Scatter them by Your power and bring them down, Lord, our shield.

NASB 1995
Do not slay them, or my people will forget; Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

NASB 1977
Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Amplified Bible
Do not kill them, or my people will forget; Scatter them and make them wander [endlessly] back and forth by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield!

Christian Standard Bible
Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget. By your power, make them homeless wanderers and bring them down, Lord, our shield.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget. By Your power, make them homeless wanderers and bring them down, Lord, our shield.

Contemporary English Version
Don't kill them, or everyone may forget! Just use your mighty power to make them tremble and fall. You are a shield for your people.

Good News Translation
Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your strength and defeat them, O Lord, our protector.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not kill them. Otherwise, my people may forget. Make them wander aimlessly by your power. Bring them down, O Lord, our shield,

International Standard Version
Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield.

NET Bible
Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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

King James 2000 Bible
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

New Heart English Bible
Do not kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

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

American King James Version
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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

A Faithful Version
Do not kill them, lest my people forget; scatter them by Your power and bring them down, O LORD, our shield,

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

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but in thy stoutnes scatter them like vagaboundes, and put them downe O God our defence.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Slaye the not, lest my people forget it: but scatre the abrode with thy power & put the downe, o LORDE oure defence.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not slay them, lest my people forget, "" Shake them by Your strength, "" And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Young's Literal Translation
Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou wilt not kill them lest my people shall forget: cause them to wander to and fro by thy strength, and bring them down, O Jehovah, our shield.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
God 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:

Catholic Public Domain Version
God will oversee my enemies for me. Do not slay them, lest at times my people may forget them. Scatter them by your virtue. And depose them, O Lord, my protector,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not kill them, lest my people forget, but shake them by your power and chase them LORD JEHOVAH, my trust.

Lamsa Bible
Spare them for a living example, lest my people forget; but scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O LORD my hope.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Slay them not, lest my people forget, Make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Slay them not, lest they forget thy law; scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
















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