Psalm 59:5–6
Psalm 59:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 You, Lord God Almighty,
you who are the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to wicked traitors.
6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to visit all the heathen:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
6 They return at evening:
They make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,
wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors.
Interlude
6 They come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
Psalm 59:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel.
Arise and punish those people.
Do not give those traitors any mercy.
Selah
6 They come back at night.
Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to visit all the nations:
Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah. 6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
Psalm 59:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 O Lord God of Armies, God of Israel,
arise to punish all the nations.
Have no pity on any traitors.
Selah
6 They return in the evening.
They howl like dogs.
They prowl the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors. Selah
6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Awake to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations.
Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs
while they prowl the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 Lord God who rules over all, rise up. God of Israel,
punish all of the nations.
Don’t show any mercy to those sinful people
who have turned against me. Selah
6 My enemies are like a pack of barking dogs
that come back to the city in the evening.
They prowl around the city.
Psalm 59:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the nations;
Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity.
Selah.
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.