King James Version

Psalms 59:11

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:12.

אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּהַרְגֵ֤םtahargemdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, a wish or indirect commandH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.פֶּֽןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יִשְׁכְּח֬וּyishkechvforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.עַמִּ֗יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹhaniemvoto up and downנוּעַverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to up and down”, a commandH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).בְ֭חֵילְךָvecheylkhain armyחַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).וְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹvehoridemvoand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring down”, a commandH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…מָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּmaginenvbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.אֲדֹנָֽיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-12) Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(59-12) 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’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀποκτείνῃς αὐτοὺς, μήποτε ἐπιλάθωνται τοῦ νόμου σου· διασκόρπισον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, καὶ κατάγαγε αὐτοὺς ὁ ὑπερασπιστής μου Κύριε.