Psalm 59:13–17

13 consume them in your wrath,

consume them till they are no more.

Then it will be known to the ends of the earth

that God rules over Jacob.

14 They return at evening,

snarling like dogs,

and prowl about the city.

15 They wander about for food

and howl if not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of your strength,

in the morning I will sing of your love;

for you are my fortress,

my refuge in times of trouble.

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;

you, God, are my fortress,

my God on whom I can rely.

13 consume them in wrath;

consume them till they are no more,

that they may know that God rules over Jacob

to the ends of the earth. Selah

14 Each evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

15 They wander about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

16 But I will sing of your strength;

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been to me a fortress

and a refuge in the day of my distress.

17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,

for you, O God, are my fortress,

the God who shows me steadfast love.

13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be:

And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob

Unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

14 And at evening let them return;

And let them make a noise like a dog,

And go round about the city.

15 Let them wander up and down for meat,

And grudge if they be not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of thy power;

Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning:

For thou hast been my defence

And refuge in the day of my trouble.

17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing:

For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

13 Destroy them in your anger!

Wipe them out completely!

Then the whole world will know

that God reigns in Israel.

Interlude

14 My enemies come out at night,

snarling like vicious dogs

as they prowl the streets.

15 They scavenge for food

but go to sleep unsatisfied.

16 But as for me, I will sing about your power.

Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.

For you have been my refuge,

a place of safety when I am in distress.

17 O my Strength, to you I sing praises,

for you, O God, are my refuge,

the God who shows me unfailing love.

13 Destroy them in your anger;

destroy them completely!

Then they will know

that God rules over Israel

and to the ends of the earth.

Selah

14 They come back at night.

Like dogs they growl

and roam around the city.

15 They wander about looking for food,

and they howl if they do not find enough.

16 But I will sing about your strength.

In the morning I will sing about your love.

You are my defender,

my place of safety in times of trouble.

17 God, my strength, I will sing praises to you.

God, my defender, you are the God who loves me.

13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more:

And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob,

Unto the ends of the earth. Selah

14 And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog,

And go round about the city.

15 They shall wander up and down for food,

And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of thy strength;

Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning:

For thou hast been my high tower,

And a refuge in the day of my distress.

17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:

For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

13 Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 14 And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied. 16 But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.

13 Destroy them in your rage. 

Destroy them until not one of them is left. 

Then they will know that God rules Jacob 

to the ends of the earth. 

Selah 

14 They return in the evening. 

They howl like dogs. 

They prowl the city. 

15 They wander around to find something to eat. 

If they are not full enough, 

they will stay all night. 

16 But I will sing about your strength. 

In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy. 

You have been my stronghold 

and a place of safety in times of trouble. 

17 O my strength, I will make music to praise you! 

God is my stronghold, my merciful God! 

13 Consume them in rage;

consume them until they are gone.

Then people will know throughout the earth

that God rules over Jacob. Selah

14 And they return at evening, snarling like dogs

and prowling around the city.

15 They scavenge for food;

they growl if they are not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of Your strength

and will joyfully proclaim

Your faithful love in the morning.

For You have been a stronghold for me,

a refuge in my day of trouble.

17 To You, my strength, I sing praises,

because God is my stronghold—

my faithful God.

13 consume them in wrath;

consume them until they are no more.

Then it will be known to the ends of the earth

that God rules over Jacob.   Selah

14 Each evening they come back

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

15 They roam about for food

and growl if they do not get their fill.

16 But I will sing of your might;

I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.

For you have been a fortress for me

and a refuge in the day of my distress.

17 O my strength, I will sing praises to you,

for you, O God, are my fortress,

the God who shows me steadfast love.

13 Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more,

so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob

to the ends of the earth. Selah

14 They return at evening; they howl like dogs

while they prowl the city.

15 As for them, they wander for food.

If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.

16 But as for me, I will sing of your strength,

and I will hail your loyal love in the morning,

because you have been my high stronghold

and a refuge in my time of trouble.

17 O my strength, to you I will give praise,

because God is my high stronghold,

my God of loyal love.

13 Burn them up in your anger.

Burn them up until there isn’t anything left of them.

Then everyone from one end of the earth to the other will know

that God rules over the people of Jacob. Selah

14 My enemies are like a pack of barking dogs

that come back into the city in the evening.

They prowl around the city.

15 They wander around looking for food.

They groan if they don’t find something that will satisfy them.

16 But I will sing about your strength.

In the morning I will sing about your love.

You are like a fort to me.

You keep me safe in times of trouble.

17 You give me strength. I sing praise to you.

God, you are like a fort to me. You are my loving God.

13 Destroy them in wrath, destroy them that they may be no more;

That men may know that God rules in Jacob

To the ends of the earth.

Selah.

14 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And go around the city.

15 They wander about for food

And growl if they are not satisfied.

16 But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;

Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,

For You have been my stronghold

And a refuge in the day of my distress.

17 O my strength, I will sing praises to You;

For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.