New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 55:23
23But You, O God, will bring them down to the 12pit of destruction; 3Men of bloodshed and deceit will 4not live out half their days. But I will 5trust in You.
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 speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. 22Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:23 word by word
וְאַתָּ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ תּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀ לִבְאֵ֬ר שַׁ֗חַת אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָמִ֣ים וּ֭מִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצ֣וּ יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶבְטַח־בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
- But You, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- will bringיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- pitבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
- of destructionשַׁ֫חַתshachath · Pit: hellH7845
- Menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of bloodshedדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- and deceitמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
- not liveחָצָהchâtsâh · to divideH2673
- their daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
Cross-references for Psalms 55:23
- Psalms 7:15He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
- Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
- Psalms 59:12On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter.
- Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord, How much more the hearts of men!
- Proverbs 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
- Isaiah 38:17Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness; It is You who has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother.
- 2 Samuel 20:9Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
- 1 Kings 2:5“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
- Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time, And his palm branch will not be green.
- Proverbs 10:27The fear of the Lord prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
- Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
- Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that 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
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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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