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 Living Translation (NLT)But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.

Context of Psalms 55:23

21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. 22Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. 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.

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 made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
• Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, As in His living and burning wrath.
• Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
• Proverbs 15:11Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men.
• Proverbs 27:20Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Isaiah 38:17Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
• Psalms 5:6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• 2 Samuel 3:27Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
• 1 Kings 2:5“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.
• Job 15:32It will be accomplished before his time, And his branch will not be green.
• Proverbs 10:27The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time?
• Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

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