God’s Word Translation
Psalms 55:11
11Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.
Psalms 55:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
- New International Version (NIV)Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Destruction is in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
Context of Psalms 55:11
9Completely confuse their language, O Lord, because I see violence and conflict in the city. 10Day and night they go around on ⌞top of⌟ the city walls. Trouble and misery are everywhere. Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets. 12If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him. 13But it is you, my equal, my best friend, one I knew so well!
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:11 word by word
הַוּ֥וֹת בְּקִרְבָּ֑הּ וְֽלֹא־יָמִ֥ישׁ מֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּ תֹּ֣ךְ וּמִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 55:11
- Ezekiel 22:1The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
- Acts 7:51“How stubborn can you be? How can you be so heartless and disobedient? You’re just like your ancestors. They always opposed the Holy Spirit, and so do you!
- Psalms 109:2Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their plans are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.
- Jeremiah 5:26“Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people.
- Jeremiah 9:3They use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don’t know me,” declares the Lord.
- Matthew 26:4They made plans to arrest Jesus in an underhanded way and to kill him.
Commentaries on Psalms 55:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wickedness is in the midst thereof - That is, the wickedness connected with rebellion and revolt. Deceit and guile depart not from her streets - They are everywhere. They are found in every street and alley. They pervade all classes of the people. The word rendered “deceit” means rather “oppression.” This was connected with “guile,” or with “deceit.” That is, wrong would be everywhere committed, and the perpetration of those wrongs would be connected with…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
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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
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