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 will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale.” 9Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city. Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it. 11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square. 12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else 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 in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.
• 1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.
• Hosea 7:6They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.
• Micah 2:1Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
• John 18:3So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.
• Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.
• 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Have sex with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”
• Isaiah 59:6Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”
• Zephaniah 3:1The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished!

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