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Psalm 55:23
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23 But you, O God, will bring them[a] down to the deep Pit.[b]
Violent and deceitful people[c] will not live even half a normal lifespan.[d]
But as for me, I trust in you.

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  1. Psalm 55:23 tn The pronominal suffix refers to the psalmist’s enemies (see v. 19).
  2. Psalm 55:23 tn Heb “well of the pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 103:4).
  3. Psalm 55:23 tn Heb “men of bloodshed and deceit.”
  4. Psalm 55:23 tn Heb “will not divide in half their days.”
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Psalm 55:23
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

23 But you, O God, will cast them down
    into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
    shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.

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