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 hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
9
For I have seen
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 6:7
As the waters never cease to flow from a fountain, so her wickedness never ceases to flow; injustice and robbery is heard in her; in my presence continually, sickness and wounds.
Genesis 11:7-9
Now, let us go down and there confound their language that they may not understand one another's speech.
2 Samuel 15:31
And it was told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into folly.
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night,
Jeremiah 23:14
I have also seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: they committed adultery and walked by lies; they strengthened also the hands of evildoers, that no none is converted from his malice; they are all of them unto me as Sodom and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Matthew 23:37-38
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that didst kill the prophets and stone those who are sent unto thee, how often I desired to gather thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 7:45-53
Then the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees came, and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
Acts 23:6-10
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee, and of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.