Psalm 55:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ For You, O Elohim, do bring them down To the pit of destruction; Men of blood and deceit do not reach half their days; But I, I trust in You.

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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

Thus Aḇ

Job 15:32

Before his day it is accomplished, and his branch shall not be green.

Psalm 112:6

For he is never shaken; The righteous is remembered forever.

Psalm 121:3

He does not allow your foot to be moved; He who watches over you does not slumber.

Psalm 25:2

O my Elohim, in You I have put my trust; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies exult over me.

Psalm 5:6

You destroy those speaking falsehood; יהוה  loathes a man of blood and deceit.

Psalm 58:9

Before your pots feel the thorns, Whether green or ablaze, He sweeps them away.

Psalm 66:9

Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to be moved.

Psalm 73:18

Indeed, You set them in slippery places; You make them fall to ruins.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of יהוה  prolongs days, But the years of the wrong ones are shortened.

Proverbs 15:11

The grave and destruction are before יהוה, How much more the hearts of the sons of men.

Proverbs 27:20

The grave and destruction are not satisfied; So the eyes of man are not satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Do not be wrong overmuch, and do not be a fool – why die before your time?

Isaiah 38:17

“See, for peace I had what was bitter, bitter. But You have lovingly delivered my being from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.