Psalm 55:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²³ But thou, O God, wilt cast them down into the lowest pit; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ But You, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in, lean on, and confidently rely on You.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ 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.

Common English Bible

²³ But you, God, bring the wicked down to the deepest pit. Let bloodthirsty and treacherous people not live out even half their days. But me? I trust in you!

Psalm 55:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27

And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he smote him in the belly, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

Job 15:32

It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not be green.

Psalm 112:6

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered for ever.

Psalm 121:3

He will not let your foot be moved, he who keeps you will not slumber.

Psalm 25:2

O my God, in thee I trust, let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.

Psalm 5:6

Thou destroyest those who speak lies; the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.

Psalm 58:9

Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

Psalm 66:9

who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.

Psalm 73:18

Truly thou dost set them in slippery places; thou dost make them fall to ruin.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.

Proverbs 15:11

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord how much more the hearts of men!

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?

Isaiah 38:17

Lo, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but thou hast held back my life from the pit of destruction, for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.