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Psalm 55:10-23
English Standard Version
Psalm 55:10-23
English Standard Version
10 Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and (A)iniquity and trouble are within it;
11 ruin is in its midst;
(B)oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who (C)deals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
13 (D)But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
14 We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God's house we walked in (E)the throng.
15 Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol (F)alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
16 But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
17 (G)Evening and (H)morning and at (I)noon
I (J)utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
18 He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for (K)many are arrayed against me.
19 God will give ear and humble them,
he who is (L)enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not (M)change
and do not fear God.
20 My companion[a] (N)stretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.
21 His (O)speech was (P)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were (Q)drawn swords.
22 (R)Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
(S)he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
23 But you, O God, (T)will cast them down
into (U)the pit of destruction;
men of (V)blood and treachery
shall not (W)live out half their days.
But I will (X)trust in you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:20 Hebrew He
Psalm 55:10-23
New International Version
Psalm 55:10-23
New International Version
10 Day and night they prowl(A) about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces(B) are at work in the city;
threats and lies(C) never leave its streets.
12 If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,(D)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(E)
at the house of God,(F)
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(G)
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(H)
for evil finds lodging among them.
16 As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(I) morning(J) and noon(K)
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
18 He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned from of old,(L)
who does not change—
he will hear(M) them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.(N)
20 My companion attacks his friends;(O)
he violates his covenant.(P)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,(Q)
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(R)
yet they are drawn swords.(S)
22 Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;(T)
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.(U)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit(V) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(W)
will not live out half their days.(X)
But as for me, I trust in you.(Y)
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