Psalm 59:6
Strong's Lexicon
They return
יָשׁ֣וּבוּ (yā·šū·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back

in the evening,
לָ֭עֶרֶב (lā·‘e·reḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6153: 1) evening, night, sunset 1a) evening, sunset 1b) night

snarling
יֶהֱמ֥וּ (ye·hĕ·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1993: 1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent

like dogs
כַכָּ֗לֶב (ḵak·kā·leḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3611: 1) dog 1a) dog (literal) 1b) contempt or abasement (fig.) 1c) of pagan sacrifice 1d) of male cult prostitute (fig.)

and prowling around
וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ (wî·sō·wḇ·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5437: 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded

the city.
עִֽיר׃ (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

Young's Literal Translation
They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They return at evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

New American Standard Bible
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city.

King James Bible
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

New Living Translation
They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.

English Standard Version
Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

New American Standard Bible
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city.

King James Bible
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They return at evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

International Standard Version
At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city.

NET Bible
They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

American Standard Version
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

English Revised Version
They return at evening, they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Young's Literal Translation
They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
















Cross References
Psalm 22:16
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 59:14
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 59:5
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.

Psalm 59:4
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

Psalm 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Psalm 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

Psalm 59:8
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Psalm 59:9
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
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