Psalms 55:10

Psalms 55:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
• New International Version (NIV)Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Day and night they go around it on its walls; Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.

Context of Psalms 55:10

8I would hurry to my refuge [my tranquil shelter far away] From the stormy wind and from the tempest.” 9Confuse [my enemies], O Lord, divide their tongues [destroying their schemes], For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around her walls; Wickedness and mischief are in her midst. 11Destruction is within her; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets and market places. 12For it is not an enemy who taunts me— Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me— Then I could hide from him.

Psalms 55:10 word by word

יוֹמָ֤ם וָלַ֗יְלָה יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ עַל־חוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָ וְאָ֖וֶן וְעָמָ֣ל בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• and nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• they go aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• it upon the wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• thereof: mischiefאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• also and sorrowעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Psalms 55:10

• Psalms 59:6They return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs, And go [prowling] around the city.
• 1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch for him, so that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.
• Hosea 7:6As they approach their plotting, Their mind burns [with intrigue] like an oven [while they lie in wait]. Their anger smolders all night; In the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
• Micah 2:1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands.
• John 18:3So Judas, having obtained the Roman cohort and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
• Acts 9:24but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the city’s gates day and night so they could kill him;
• 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened [by your boldness and audacity].”
• Isaiah 59:6Their webs will not serve as clothing, Nor will they cover themselves with what they make; Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing], And the act of violence is in their hands.
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, throughout all of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh [in distress] and grieve over all the repulsive acts which are being committed in it.”
• Zephaniah 3:1Woe (judgment is coming) to her who is rebellious and defiled, The tyrannical city [Jerusalem]!

Commentaries on Psalms 55:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Day and night they go about - This and the following verse show the state of Jerusalem at this time. Indeed, they exhibit a fair view of the state of any city in the beginning of an insurrection. The leaders are plotting continually; going about to strengthen their party, and to sow new dissensions by misrepresentation, hypocrisy, calumny, and lies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Day and night they go about it, upon the walls thereof - That is, continually. The word “they” in this place probably refers to the violence and strife mentioned in the preceding verse. They are here personified, and they seem to surround the city; to be everywhere moving, even on the very walls. They are like a besieging army. Inside and outside; in the midst of the city and on the walls, there was nothing but violence and strife - conspiracy, rebellion…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 No wickedness so distresses the believer, as that which he witnesses in those who profess to be of the church of God. Let us not be surprised at the corruptions and disorders of the church on earth, but long to see the New Jerusalem. He complains of one that had been very industrious against him. God often destroys the enemies of the church by dividing them. And an interest divided against itself cannot long stand. The true Christian must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23The psalmist faces enemies led by a former friend (Psalm 55:12–14). This causes him great distress. He prays to the Lord and trusts him for justice (Psalm 55:22–23). Jesus went through similar pain when Judas, his friend, betrayed him. He also experienced the psalmist’s prayer being answered: by taking the place of the wicked and receiving their punishment (Isaiah 53:7–9), and by trusting the Father, who saved (Luke 23:46) and rewarded him (Isaiah…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. which is described in detail (compare Psa 7:14-16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice

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Commentaries on Psalms 55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings