Psalms 55:15

Psalms 55:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
• New International Version (NIV)Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let death seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

Context of Psalms 55:15

13For if it were an enemy taunting me, I could endure it. If my foe was exalting himself over me, I could hide from him. 14But it is you, a man like me— my companion and my close friend! Together we enjoyed great fellowship. We used to walk with the throng in the House of God. 16Let desolation come upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol— for evil is in their dwelling, among them. 17As for me, I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.

Psalms 55:15 word by word

יַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ עָלֵ֗ימוֹ יֵרְד֣וּ שְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים כִּֽי־רָע֖וֹת בִּמְגוּרָ֣ם בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• seizeיְשִׁימָהyeshîymâh · desolationH3451
• seizeנָשָׁאnâshâ' · to deceiveH5377
• let them go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• quickחַיchay · aliveH2416
• into hellשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• for wickednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• in their dwellingsמָגוֹרmâgûr mâgûr · sojourningH4033
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130

Cross-references for Psalms 55:15

• Psalms 59:13The sin of their mouth is the words of their lips. So let them be caught in their pride, and for uttering a curse and a lie.
• Psalms 69:22They put gall in my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
• Psalms 109:6Set a wicked man over him, let an accuser stand at his right hand.
• 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, went to his home in his hometown set his house in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• 2 Samuel 18:9Now Absalom encountered some of David’s servants. When Absalom was riding on his mule, the mule went under the thick branches of the great oak, and his head got caught in the oak, so that he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.
• Matthew 27:5After tossing the silver into the Temple sanctuary, he left. Then he went off and hanged himself.
• Acts 1:18(Now this man Judah bought a field with the reward of his wickedness. Falling headfirst, he burst open in the middle and his intestines splattered out.
• Numbers 16:30But if Adonai brings about a new thing, and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them and everything that is theirs, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised Adonai.”
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man indeed goes, just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born!”
• Acts 1:25to take the position in this office as emissary, from which Judah turned aside to go to his own place.”
• Psalms 9:17Adonai is known for executing judgment. The wicked one is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah

Commentaries on Psalms 55:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Let death seize upon them - This is a prediction of the sudden destruction which should fall on the ringleaders in this rebellion. And it was so. Ahithophel, seeing his counsel rejected, hanged himself. Absalom was defeated; and, fleeing away, he was suspended by the hair in a tree, under which his mule had passed; and being found thus by Joab, he was despatched with three darts; and the people who espoused his interests were almost all cut off. They fell…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Let death seize upon them - This would be more correctly rendered, “Desolations (are) upon them!” That is, Desolation, or destruction will certainly come upon them. There is in the original no necessary expression of a wish or prayer that this might be, but it is rather the language of certain assurance - the expression of a fact - that such base conduct - such wickedness - would make their destruction certain; that as God is just, they must be…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. 12-20The psalmist's enemy used to be a friend. Remembering their close relationship causes him pain (see Psalm 31:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Let death, &c.--or, "Desolations are on them." let them go--literally, "they will go." quick--or, living in the midst of life, death will come (compare Nu 16:33). among them--or, "within them," in their hearts (Psa 5:9; 49:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hell
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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