Psalms 55:23

Psalms 55:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
• New International Version (NIV)But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.

Context of Psalms 55:23

21His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords. 22Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken. God, you will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Psalms 55:23 word by word

וְאַתָּ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ תּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀ לִבְאֵ֬ר שַׁ֗חַת אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָמִ֣ים וּ֭מִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצ֣וּ יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶבְטַח־בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shalt bring them downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the pitבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
• of destructionשַׁ֫חַתshachath · Pit: hellH7845
• bloodyדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• and deceitfulמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• shall not live out halfחָצָהchâtsâh · to divideH2673
• their daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• but I will trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Psalms 55:23

• Psalms 7:15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
• Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns — whether green or burning — he will sweep them away.
• Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.
• Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord — how much more, human hearts.
• Proverbs 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied.
• Isaiah 38:17Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such intense bitterness; but your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Joab asked Amasa, “Are you well, my brother?” Then with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
• 1 Kings 2:5“You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.
• Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
• Proverbs 10:27The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

Commentaries on Psalms 55:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction - The Chaldee is emphatic: "And thou, O Lord, by thy Word (במימרך bemeymerach ) shalt thrust them into the deep gehenna, the bottomless pit, whence they shall never come out; the pit of destruction, where all is amazement, horror, anguish, dismay, ruin, endless loss, and endless suffering." Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days - So we find, if there be an appointed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction - The word “them,” here evidently refers to the enemies of the psalmist; the wicked people who were arrayed against him, and who sought his life. The “pit of destruction” refers here to the grave, or to death, considered with reference to the fact that they would be “destroyed” or “cut off,” or would not die in the usual course of nature. The meaning is, that God would come forth in his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and he will save us. He shall hear us, and not blame us for coming too often; the oftener the more welcome. David had thought all were against him; but now he sees there were many with him, more than he supposed; and the glory of this he gives to God, for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us. There are more true Christians, and believers have more real friends, than in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23To die young means missing out on God's full blessings (compare Proverbs 3:2, 16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. bloody ... days--(compare Psa 5:6; 51:14), deceit and murderous dispositions often united. The threat is directed specially (not as a general truth) against the wicked, then in the writer's view.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:23

• Death
• Deceit
• Faith
• Falsehood
• Homicide
• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)

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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