Psalms 59:11

59:11 Do not strike them dead suddenly,

because then my people might forget the lesson. ¹ 

Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down,

O Lord who shields us! ² 

Psalms 68:35

68:35 You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! ³ 

It is the God of Israel ⁴  who gives the people power and strength.

God deserves praise! ⁵ 

[59:11]  ¹ tn Heb “do not kill them, lest my people forget.”

[59:11]  ² tn Heb “make them roam around by your strength and bring them down, O our shield, the Lord.”

[68:35]  ³ tn Heb “awesome [is] God from his holy places.” The plural of מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “holy places”) perhaps refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 73:17; Jer 51:51).

[68:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “the God of Israel, he.”

[68:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “blessed [be] God.”