Psalms 55:11
In God will I praise his word; in the Lord will I praise his saying.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
In Context
12I have hoped in God; I will not be afraid of what man shall do to me.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.
Psalms 109:2The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Isaiah 59:7And + 59:7 Rom. 3. 15-17. their feet run to wickedness, swift to shed blood; their thoughts also are thoughts + 59:7 Gr. from murders, but Alex. reads ὐφρόνων.of murder; destruction and misery are in their ways;
Jeremiah 9:3Beware ye each of his neighbour, and trust ye not in your brethren: for every one will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:10-16
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12 For 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: 13 But it was thou, a man… Read the whole commentary →