Psalms 59 · Verse 14

Psalms 59:14

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalms 59:14, King James Version

Psalms 59:14 in other translations

BSBThey return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
WEBAt evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
ASVAnd at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.
YLTAnd they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
DARBYAnd in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city.
BBEAnd in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
WebsterAnd at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go about the city.

What does Psalms 59:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 59:14-15
14-15. Meanwhile let the rapacious dogs prowl, they cannot hurt the pious; yea, they shall wander famished and sleepless.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 At evening let them return - He had mentioned before, Psa 59:6 that these persons came like beasts of prey round the city striving to get in, that they might take possession. Now, being fully assured of God's protection and that they shall soon be made a public example, he says, Let them return and make a noise like a dog, etc., like dogs, jackals, and other famished creatures, who come howling about the city-walls for something to eat, and wander up and down for meat, grumbling because they are not satisfied, Psa 59:15. Nehemiah had made up all the breaches; and had the city guarded so well day and night, by watches who continually relieved each other, that there was no longer any fear of being taken by surprise: and now they must feel like the hungry beasts who were disappointed of their prey.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 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…

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Psalms 59:14 in the original Hebrew

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וְיָשׁ֣וּבוּve.ya.Shu.vuso they may returnH7725
לָ֭עֶרֶבLa.'e.revto <the> eveningH6153
יֶהֱמ֥וּye.he.Muthey growlH1993
כַכָּ֗לֶבkha.Ka.levlike <the> dogH3611
וִיס֥וֹבְבוּvi.So.vuso they may go aroundH5437
עִֽיר\׃'Ir[the] cityH5892

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 59:14

  • Psalms 22:16

    For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  • Psalms 59:6

    They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
at evening.
6; 22:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 59:13

    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.

  • Psalms 59:14

    And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

  • Psalms 59:15

    Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

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Psalms 59:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vuelvan pues á la tarde, y ladren como perros, y rodeen la ciudad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Consume-les en ta fureur, consume-les, et qu’ils ne soient plus, et qu’ils sachent que Dieu domine en Jacob jusqu’aux bouts de la terre. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und am Abend kehren sie zurück, heulen wie Hunde, und rings umgehen sie die Stadt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In Deo faciemus virtutem; et ipse ad nihilum deducet tribulantes nos.