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Psalms 55:15

May death suddenly take them, may they go down to Sheol alive, for evil lives in their homes and their hearts.

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In The King James Version

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

In Context

14We used to be so close, together we walked in God’s house with the crowd.

16But I will call on God, the Lord will save me.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:17Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God.

Psalms 64:7But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.

Psalms 109:6“Set over him one who is godless,” they say, “an opponent at his right hand.

Matthew 27:5Judas flung down the pieces of silver in the Temple, and left; and went away and hanged himself.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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