9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Focused Passage
Psalms 55:9-11
Casting Betrayal's Burden on the LORD Who Sustains
Psalm 55 moves from urgent prayer and inner terror, to flight-longing and citywide disorder, to the anguish of intimate betrayal, then to continual prayer, confidence in redemption, exposure of smooth treachery, burden-casting trust, and final hope in God's judgment.
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Verse 9
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O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָיH136Noun - proper - masculine singularconfuseבַּלַּ֣עH1104Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularand confoundפַּלַּ֣גH6385Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singulartheir speechלְשׁוֹנָ֑םH3956Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralforכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI seeרָאִ֨יתִיH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularviolenceחָמָ֖סH2555Noun - masculine singularand strifeוְרִ֣יבH7379Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularin the cityבָּעִֽיר׃H5892Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10
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Dayיוֹמָ֤םH3119Adverband nightוָלַ֗יְלָהH3915Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthey encircleיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָH5437Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionthe wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָH2346Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularwhile maliceוְאָ֖וֶןH205Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand troubleוְעָמָ֣לH5999Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular[lie] withinבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃H7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 11
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Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתH1942Noun - feminine plural[is] withinבְּקִרְבָּ֑הּH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularoppressionתֹּ֣ךְH8496Noun - masculine singularand deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃H4820Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularneverוְֽלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleleaveיָמִ֥ישׁH4185Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe streetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּH7339Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular