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 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

21My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant. 22Smoother than butter was his speech, yet war was in his heart. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken. 24But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty, deceitful men will not live out half their days. But I—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 7:15Look! The one pregnant with trouble conceives mischief and brings forth deceit.
• Psalms 58:9Like a slug melting away as it slithers, like a woman’s miscarriage, may they never see the sun.
• Psalms 59:12Do not slay them, lest my people forget. With Your power shake them and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
• Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon are before Adonai— how much more the hearts of people!
• Proverbs 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
• Isaiah 38:17Behold, it was for my own shalom that I had great bitterness. You have loved my soul out of the Pit of destruction! For You have flung all my sins behind Your back.
• Psalms 5:6Braggarts will not stand before your eyes. You hate all wrongdoers.
• 2 Samuel 3:27Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the groin, so that he died—on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Then Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you my brother?” With his right hand Joab took Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
• 1 Kings 2:5“Moreover, you also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed, shedding the blood of war in peacetime, and putting the blood of war on his waistband and on his sandals on his feet.
• Job 15:32Before his day it will be paid in full and his branch will not be green.
• Proverbs 10:27The fear of Adonai prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be overly wicked and do not be a fool— why die before your time?
• Matthew 27:4saying, “I’ve sinned, betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What’s that to us? You see to it 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

Topics related to Psalms 55:23

• Death
• Deceit
• Faith
• Falsehood
• Homicide
• Hypocrisy
• Wicked (People)

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• Eschatology of the Old Testament

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