Psalms 55:9-15

9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.

Cross References 11

  • 1. Genesis 11:9; Acts 2:4
  • 2. Psalms 11:5; Isaiah 59:6; Jeremiah 6:7; Ezekiel 7:11; Habakkuk 1:3
  • 3. Genesis 4:17
  • 4. 1 Peter 5:8
  • 5. Psalms 5:9
  • 6. Psalms 10:7
  • 7. S 2 Samuel 15:12; Psalms 41:9
  • 8. Acts 1:16-17
  • 9. Psalms 42:4
  • 10. Psalms 64:7; Proverbs 6:15; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 47:9,11; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
  • 11. Numbers 16:30,33; S Psalms 49:14
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