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 · 2000Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Mischiefs <FI>are<Fi> in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In 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 · 1890Perversities 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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