Psalm 55:11

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 55:11

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 55

⁹ O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰ Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

¹¹ Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

¹² For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.

¹³ But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

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