Verse List for PSA 55:9

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OET (OET-RV) Confuse them, my master, so their words don’t make sense, ⇔ because I’ve seen violence and strife in the city.

OET-LV [fn] confuse my_master divide tongue _of_their if/because I _have _seen violence and_strife in_city.

ULT Swallow, them, Lord, divide their tongue! ⇔  For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

UST Lord, please destroy my enemies! ⇔  Make them disagree about what to do so that they cannot make successful plans against me. ⇔  I ask this because I know that they are fighting with people in the city and hurting them.

BSB & MSB O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, ⇔  for I see violence and strife in the city.

OEB ⇔  Confuse them, Lord, upset their plans; ⇔  for I see violence and strife in the city.

WEBBE & WMBB Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, ⇔  for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

NET Confuse them, O Lord! ⇔ Frustrate their plans! ⇔ For I see violence and conflict in the city.

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

FBV Confuse them, Lord! Muddle what they're saying, for I see violence and conflict in the city.

T4T ⇔  Lord, confuse my enemies, and cause their plans to fail, ⇔  because I see them acting violently and causing strife in the city of Jerusalem.

LEB • Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech,
• because I see violence and strife in the city.

BBE Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.

Moff from their double tongues. ⇔ For here in the city I suffer the sight ⇔  of violence and disorder

JPS (55-10) Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

ASV Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; ⇔ For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

DRA I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise.

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

Drby Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

RV Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
(Destroy, Oh Lord, and divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.)

SLT Swallow up, O Jehovah, divide their tongue: for I saw violence and strife in the city.

Wbstr Destroy, O LORD, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

KJB-1769 ⇔  Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
( ⇔  Destroy, Oh Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.)

KJB-1611 Destroy, O LORD, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie.
(Destroy, Oh LORD, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.)

Bshps Destroy their tongues O Lorde, and deuide them: for I haue seene oppression and strife in the citie.
(Destroy their tongues Oh Lord, and divide them: for I have seen oppression and strife in the city.)

Gnva Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
(Destroy, Oh Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen cruelty and strife in the city.)

Cvdl This goeth daye and night aboute the walles, myschefe and vyce are in the myddest of it.
(This goeth/goes day and night about the walls, mischief and vice are in the midst of it.)

Wycl God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
(God, I showed my life to thee/you; thou/you hast set my tears in thy/your sight. As and in thy/your biheest, Lord;)

Luth Ich wollt eilen, daß ich entrönne vor dem Sturmwind und Wetter.
(I wanted hurry, that I escape before/in_front_of to_him stormy_wind and weather.)

ClVg Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua:[fn]
(God, life of_mine I_announced to_you; you_put tears of_mine in/into/on in_sight your, like and in/into/on with_a_promise your:)

UHB 10 בַּלַּ֣ע אֲ֭דֹנָ⁠י פַּלַּ֣ג לְשׁוֹנָ֑⁠ם כִּֽי־רָאִ֨יתִי חָמָ֖ס וְ⁠רִ֣יב בָּ⁠עִֽיר׃ ‡

BrLXX τὴν ζωήν μου ἐξήγγειλά σοι, ἔθου τὰ δάκρυά μου ἐνώπιόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ σου.

BrTr O God, I have declared my life to thee; thou hast set my tears before thee, even according to thy promise.