The Meaning of Psalms 59:13 Explained

Psalms 59:13

KJV: 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.

YLT: Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

Darby: Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

ASV: 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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 59:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 59:1-17 - "god Is My High Tower"
This is the fifth of the Michtams, or "Golden Psalms." Compare Psalms 16:1-11; Psalms 56:1-13; Psalms 57:1-11; Psalms 58:1-11. The contents correspond to the title and to 1 Samuel 19:11.
The most noticeable feature is the twice-repeated refrain of Psalms 59:9; Psalms 17:1-15. In each case David appeals to God as my strength, and describes Him as my high tower and the God of my mercy. The possessive pronoun my is very remarkable. Each of us needs mercy of a very special sort. My mercy would not help you, nor would yours help me. Note also that God's mercy prevents, that is, "goes in front," Psalms 59:10. As the mother's thought prepares beforehand for the child, so God thinks ahead for us, and leads us into the good things which He has prepared for them that love Him, 1 Corinthians 2:9; Psalms 31:19.
In the first refrain David says, "I will wait for thee;" in the second, "I will sing praises." Waiting on God leads to singing. All night Saul's emissaries might prowl around David's home, like the wild dogs of an Eastern city. But within he was singing aloud of God's mercy, and when the morning broke he was in safety. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 59

1  David prays to be delivered from his enemies
6  He complains of their cruelty
8  He trusts in god
11  He prays against them
16  He praises God

What do the individual words in Psalms 59:13 mean?

Consume [them] in wrath that they [may] not [be] and let them know that God rules in Jacob to the ends [of] the earth Selah
כַּלֵּ֥ה בְחֵמָה֮ וְֽאֵ֫ינֵ֥מוֹ וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־ אֱ֭לֹהִים מֹשֵׁ֣ל בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב לְאַפְסֵ֖י הָאָ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה

כַּלֵּ֥ה  Consume  [them] 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
בְחֵמָה֮  in  wrath 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֵמָא 
Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
וְֽאֵ֫ינֵ֥מוֹ  that  they  [may]  not  [be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, third person masculine plural
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ  and  let  them  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֱ֭לֹהִים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
מֹשֵׁ֣ל  rules 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מָשַׁל  
Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign.
בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב  in  Jacob 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
לְאַפְסֵ֖י  to  the  ends  [of] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adverb
Root: אֶפֶס 
Sense: ceasing, end, finality.
הָאָ֣רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
סֶֽלָה  Selah 
Parse: Interjection
Root: סֶלָה  
Sense: to lift up, exalt.