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Psalms 55:9

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

KJV

Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi ; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua :

Vulgate

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

LXX

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

ASV

אָחִ֣ישָׁה מִפְלָ֣ט לִ֑/י מֵ/ר֖וּחַ סֹעָ֣ה מִ/סָּֽעַר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
verb · 18×
מִפְלָ֣ט
mplt
noun · 1×
סְעָרָ֖ה
s'rh
noun · 26×
סֹעָ֣ה
s'h
verb · 1×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 22:3 — The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
  • Acts 23:7 — And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
  • Gen 6:11 — The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
  • Gen 11:7 — Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
  • Gen 11:7 — Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
  • Hab 1:3 — Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
  • Jer 6:7 — As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
  • Ps 56:7 — Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.