Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For I have seen
King James Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Holman Bible
for I see violence and strife in the city;
International Standard Version
Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.
A Conservative Version
Destroy, O LORD, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
American Standard Version
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Amplified
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Bible in Basic English
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
Darby Translation
Swallow them up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Julia Smith Translation
Swallow up, O Jehovah, divide their tongue: for I saw violence and strife in the city.
King James 2000
Destroy, O Lord, and confuse their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.
Modern King James verseion
Swallow up, O Jehovah, and divide their tongues; for I have seen violence and fighting in the city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Destroy their tongues, O LORD, and divide them; for I see unrighteousness and strife in the city.
NET Bible
Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
New Heart English Bible
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
The Emphasized Bible
Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Webster
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
World English Bible
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Youngs Literal Translation
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Themes
Cities » General references to
Corruption » In politics in the church » The prevalence of violence
The Nation » Appointed by God corrupt » The prevalence of violence
The world » Conformity to forbidden creation of » Filled with violence
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
8
I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest."
9
For I have seen
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 6:7
As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.
Genesis 11:7-9
Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech."
2 Samuel 15:31
And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
Jeremiah 23:14
But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah."
John 7:45-53
The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?"
Acts 23:6-10
Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial."