So now, Lord our God, save us from the king of Assyria. Then all the kingdoms on earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.”
Psalm 59:13 - Easy To Read Version Destroy them in your anger.\par Destroy them completely!\par Then people around the world\par will know that God rules in Israel! {\cf2\super [350]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [351]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Consume them in wrath, consume them so that they shall be no more; and let them know unto the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob (Israel). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! American Standard Version (1901) 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 Common English Bible finish them off in anger; finish them off until they are gone! Then let it be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah Catholic Public Domain Version Grant us help from tribulation. For salvation from man is empty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give us help from trouble: for vain is the salvation of man. |
So now, Lord our God, save us from the king of Assyria. Then all the kingdoms on earth will know that you, Lord, are the only God.”
Those people are always cursing.\par They are always saying bad things about other people.\par They are always planning evil things to do.\par
May sin disappear from the earth.\par May wicked people be gone forever.\par
That evil man loved to ask for bad things\par to happen to other people.\par So let those bad things happen to him.\par That evil man never asked for good things\par to happen to people.\par So don’t let good things happen to him.\par
Don’t just kill them, God,\par or my people might forget.\par My Master and Protector, scatter them\par and defeat them with your strength.\par
People will see what God has done.\par They will tell other people about him.\par Then everyone will learn more about God.\par They will learn to fear and respect him.\par
Punish the bad people,\par and help the good people.\par God, you are good.\par And you can look into peoples’ hearts.\par
Then they will know that you are God.\par They will know your name is YAHWEH.\par They will know that you, God Most-High,\par are the God of the whole world!\par
An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.
Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par
Then I will show how great I am. I will prove that I am holy. Many nations will see me do these things and they will learn who I am. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
And I will make my holy name known among my people Israel. I will not let people ruin my holy name any more. The nations will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I am the Holy One in Israel.
King Nebuchadnezzar, you will be forced to go away from people. You will live among the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle. And you will become wet with dew. {\cf2\super [46]} Seven seasons (years) will pass, and then you will learn this lesson. You will learn God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. And God Most High gives kingdoms to anyone he wants.
“The Lord was very angry against the people of Israel. So the Lord made the people stay in the desert for 40 years. The Lord made them stay there until all the people who had sinned against the Lord were dead.