Psalms 55:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 55:9

7 Indeed, I would wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness. Selah

8 I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest.”

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their¹ tongues,
For I have seen ^aviolence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around it on its walls;
^aIniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.

11 Destruction is in its midst;
^aOppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

12 ^aFor it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has ^bexalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.

13 But it was you, a man my equal,
^aMy companion and my acquaintance.

14 We took sweet counsel together,
And ^awalked to the house of God in the throng.

15 Let death seize them;
Let them ^ago down alive into hell,
For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 55:9

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American Standard Version
Destroy, O Lord, `and' divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Amplified® Bible
Destroy [their schemes], O Lord, confuse their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Contemporary English Version
Confuse my enemies, Lord! Upset their plans. Cruelty and violence are all I see in the city,

Darby English Version
Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Good News Bible
Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city,

King James Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

New American Standard Bible
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

New International Version
Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city.

New King James Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Revised Standard Version
Destroy their plans, O Lord, confuse their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.

Young's Literal Translation
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

New English Translation
Confuse them,¹ O Lord! Frustrate their plans!² For I see violence and conflict in the city.

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