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Psalms 55:23

And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

In Context

22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

Job 15:32It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.

Psalms 7:15He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.

Psalms 58:9Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, they shall be whirled away.

Psalms 66:9Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Psalms 112:6For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:17-23

Confidence in God. 16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me. 17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. 18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. 19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. 21 The… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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