Psalm 59:15

15 They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.

Psalm 59:15 in Other Translations

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

15 They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.

15 They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied.

15 They scavenge for bones, And bite the hand that feeds them.

15 They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

15 They wander around to find something to eat. If they are not full enough, they will stay all night.

15 They scavenge for food; they growl if they are not satisfied.

15 They wander around looking for food. They groan if they don't find something that will satisfy them.

Psalm 59:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 59:15

Let them wander up and down for meat
Like hungry dogs;

and grudge if they be not satisfied;
or murmur and howl as dogs when hungry, and can find nothing to eat; or "when they shall not be satisfied, and shall lodge" ^F26; when they shall get nothing to satisfy their hungry appetite, and shall go to bed without a supper, and lie all night without food. The Targum is,

``they shall wander about to seize the prey to eat, and will not rest till the are satisfied, and will lie all night;''

that is, in quest of prey.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (wnylyw) "nec satiati cubabunt", Tigurine version; "famelici pernoctabunt", Michaelis.

Psalm 59:15 In-Context

13 consume them in your wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.

14 They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

15 They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.

Cross References

• 1. Job 15:23