Psalms 55:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 55:11

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.

16 As for me, I will call upon God,
And the Lord shall save me.

17 ^aEvening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 55:11

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American Standard Version
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

Amplified® Bible
Violence {and} ruin are within it; fraud and guile do not depart from its streets {and} marketplaces.

Contemporary English Version
and corruption. Troublemakers and liars freely roam the streets.

Darby English Version
Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

Good News Bible
There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud.

King James Version
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

New American Standard Bible
Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.

New International Version
Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.

New King James Version
Destruction is in its midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Destruction dwells in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.

Revised Standard Version
ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its market place.

Young's Literal Translation
Mischiefs `are' in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.

New English Translation
Disaster is within it; violence¹ and deceit do not depart from its public square.

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