Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
for I see violence and strife in the city;
New American Standard Bible
For I have seen
King James Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
International Standard Version
Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.
A Conservative Version
Destroy, O LORD, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
American Standard Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Amplified
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Bible in Basic English
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
Darby Translation
Swallow them up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Julia Smith Translation
Swallow up, O Jehovah, divide their tongue: for I saw violence and strife in the city.
King James 2000
Destroy, O Lord, and confuse their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.
Modern King James verseion
Swallow up, O Jehovah, and divide their tongues; for I have seen violence and fighting in the city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.
NET Bible
Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
New Heart English Bible
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
The Emphasized Bible
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Webster
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
World English Bible
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Youngs Literal Translation
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Themes
Cities » General references to
Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
8
from the raging wind and the storm.”
for I see violence and strife in the city;
Crime and trouble are within it;
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 6:7
so she pours out her evil.
Violence and destruction
Sickness and wounds keep coming to My attention.
Genesis 11:7-9
Come, let Us go down there and confuse
2 Samuel 15:31
Then someone reported to David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”
“Lord,” David pleaded, “please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.
Jeremiah 23:14
I saw a horrible thing:
They commit adultery and walk in lies.
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,
and none turns his back on evil.
They are all like Sodom
Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.
Matthew 23:37-38
John 7:45-53
Then the temple police
Acts 23:6-10
When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees!