Psalms 55:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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. ”

Psalms 55:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 55:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 55:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.”

Psalms 55:23 — World English Bible

Psalms 55:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 55:23 — American Standard Version

Psalms 55:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I--I do trust in Thee!”

Psalms 55:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 55:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ And thou, OGod, 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. ”

Psalms 55:23 — Darby Translation

Psalms 55:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee. ”

Psalms 55:23 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 55:23 in Context — Psalms 55

21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 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.

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What Does Psalms 55:23 Mean?

Psalms 55:23 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 55. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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