Psalms 55:11

What does Psalms 55:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 55:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Mischiefs <FI>are<Fi> in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech. In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

Context

v.10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

v.11This passage

v.12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 7:51

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  • Jeremiah 5:26

    For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.

  • Psalms 10:7

    His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Isaiah 59:7

    Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

  • Psalms 109:2

    For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

  • Jeremiah 9:3

    And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.

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