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Psalms 56:7
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Psalms 56:7
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Because of their wickedness do not
[a]
let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
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Psalms 56:7 in Other Translations
KJV
7
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
ESV
7
For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
NLT
7
Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.
MSG
7
Pay them back in evil! Get angry, God! Down with these people!
CSB
7
Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath.
Psalms 56:7 In-Context
5
All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7
Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8
Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9
Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
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1.
Proverbs 19:5
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Ezekiel 17:15
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Romans 2:3
;
Hebrews 12:25
2.
Psalms 36:12
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Psalms 55:23
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[a].
Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have "do not" .
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