Psalms 55:10

By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

In Context

9Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

11Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, 'If thou art not delivering thy life to-night — tomorrow thou art put to death.'

2 Samuel 16:21And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, 'Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who [are] with thee have been strong.'

Psalms 58:3The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

Psalms 59:14And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.

Ezekiel 9:4And He calleth unto the man who is clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and thou hast made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.'

Micah 2:1Woe [to] those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is — to God.

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 →

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