Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
But You, O God, will bring them down into the pit of ruin; bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days; but I will trust in You.
New American Standard Bible
But I will
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.
Holman Bible
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
International Standard Version
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
A Conservative Version
But thou, O 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 thee.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
Bible in Basic English
But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the well of destruction: men of bloods and deceit shall not halve their days; and I will trust in thee.
King James 2000
But you, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O LORD.
NET Bible
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.
Webster
But thou, O God, wilt 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.
World English Bible
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. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Youngs Literal Translation
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!
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
22 Cast your burden on Jehovah, and He will keep you; He will never allow the righteous to waver. 23 But You, O God, will bring them down into the pit of ruin; bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days; but I will trust in You.
Cross References
Job 15:32
It shall be done before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Psalm 5:6
You shall destroy those who speak lies; Jehovah will despise the bloody and deceitful man.
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of Jehovah prolongs days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Isaiah 38:17
Behold, I had great bitterness for peace; but You loved my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
2 Samuel 3:27
And Abner returned to Hebron. And Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately. And he struck him there in the belly, and he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
2 Samuel 20:9-10
And Joab said to Amasa, Are you well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
1 Kings 2:5-6
And also you know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he murdered them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle on his loins, and in his shoes on his feet.
Psalm 7:15-16
He dug a pit and bored it, and has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalm 25:2
O my God, I trust in You; do not let me be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, whether green or glowing, He shall sweep it away.
Psalm 59:12-13
For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be taken in their pride; and for cursing and the lying which they speak.
Psalm 73:18
Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down into ruin.
Proverbs 15:11
Hell and destruction are before Jehovah; even more the hearts of the sons of men.
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be very wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
Matthew 27:4-5
saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.