Jacob built an altar there to worship God. Jacob named the place “El, the God of Israel.”
Psalm 59:5 - Easy To Read Version You are the Lord God All-Powerful,\par the God of Israel!\par Get up and punish those people.\par Don’t show any mercy to those evil traitors.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [348]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations; spare none and be not merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! American Standard Version (1901) 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 Common English Bible You are the LORD God of heavenly forces, the God of Israel! Wake up and punish all the nations! Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah Catholic Public Domain Version You have revealed to your people difficulties. You have made us drink the wine of remorse. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us drink wine of sorrow. |
Jacob built an altar there to worship God. Jacob named the place “El, the God of Israel.”
Strangers that don’t even worship God\par have turned against me.\par Those powerful men are trying to kill me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [324]})\i0 \par
I wish death would take\par my enemies by surprise!\par I wish the earth would open up\par and swallow them alive! {\cf2\super [329]} \par Why? Because they plan\par such terrible things together.\par
Lord God All-Powerful,\par when will you listen to our prayers?\par Will you be angry at us forever?\par
Lord God All-Powerful,\par listen to my prayer.\par God of Jacob, {\cf2\super [487]} listen to me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [488]})\i0 \par
Those people from other nations\par dug holes to trap other people.\par But they fell into their own traps.\par Those people hid nets to trap other people.\par But they were caught in those nets.\par
Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.
God also said to Moses, “This is what you should tell the people: ‘YAHWEH [21] is the God of your ancestors, [22] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. My name will always be YAHWEH. That is how the people will know me for generations and generations to come.’ {Tell the people,} ‘YAHWEH has sent me to you!’”
You leaders of Sodom, listen to the Lord’s message! You people of Gomorrah, listen to God’s teachings!
The vines will become dry. And the branches will break off. Women will use those branches for firewood.
Lord, you know about their plans\par to kill me.\par Don’t forgive their crimes.\par Don’t erase their sins.\par Destroy my enemies!\par Punish those people while you are angry!\par
The supervisors, prefects, {\cf2\super [68]} satraps, advisers, and governors have all agreed on something. We think that the king should make this law. Everyone must obey this law. This is the law: If anyone prays to any god or man, except to you, king, for the next 30 days, then that person will be thrown into the lions’ den (cage).
\{Yes, I feel sorry for the Jewish people.\} I don’t mean that God failed to keep his promise to them. But only some of the people of Israel (the Jews) are truly God’s people. {\cf2\super [77]}
Yes, you must show mercy to other people. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear when he is judged.