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malice and abuse are within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/55.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/55.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/55.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow <i>are</i> in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/55.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Day and night they go around it on its walls; Iniquity and trouble <i>are</i> also in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And evil and harm are in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Day and night they go around her upon her walls; And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And wickedness and mischief are in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they go around her walls; Wickedness and mischief are in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/55.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they are like guards on patrol day and night. The city is full of trouble, evil, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/55.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Day and night they go about upon the walls thereof: iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Day and night they go around on [top of] the city walls. Trouble and misery are everywhere.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/55.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/55.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Day and night they prowl around its walls; evil and iniquity are within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/55.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/55.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By day and by night they go around it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness are in its midst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Day and night they will surround it upon its walls: and vanity and trouble in her midst.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: and in the midst thereof are labour, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 54:11>Day and night, iniquity will surround it upon its walls, and hardship is in its midst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/55.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />making rounds on its walls day and night. Within are mischief and trouble; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Day and night they go about it, around its walls; injustice and mischief are in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By day and by night they go around its walls.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness <i>are</i> in the midst of it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/55-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Cast Your Burden upon the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3119.htm" title="3119: yō·w·mām (Adv) -- Daytime, by day. From yowm; daily.">Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: wā·lay·lāh (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">and night</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: yə·sō·wḇ·ḇu·hā (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">they encircle</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·mō·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: wə·’ā·wen (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">while malice</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: wə·‘ā·māl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">and trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">lie within.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Jeremiah 6:7</a></span><br />As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7-8</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Habakkuk 1:3</a></span><br />Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16-17</a></span><br />For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. / For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Ezekiel 7:23</a></span><br />Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22</a></span><br />“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-15.htm">Romans 3:15-17</a></span><br />“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1-2</a></span><br />What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? / You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">2 Peter 2:13-15</a></span><br />The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you. / Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. / They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a></span><br />And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Day and night they go about it on the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the middle of it.</p><p class="hdg">Day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">Psalm 59:6,14,15</a></b></br> They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11</a></b></br> Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">2 Samuel 17:1,2</a></b></br> Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: … </p><p class="hdg">mischief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-21.htm">2 Samuel 16:21,22</a></b></br> And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that <i>are</i> with thee be strong… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Isaiah 59:6-15</a></b></br> Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works <i>are</i> works of iniquity, and the act of violence <i>is</i> in their hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">Abuse</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/41-5.htm">Malice</a> <a href="/psalms/48-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Prowl</a> <a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Round</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/51-18.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Abuse</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/56-7.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Malice</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">Prowl</a> <a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">Round</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 55</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">David in his prayer complains of his fearful case</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm">He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, the concept of "day and night" often signifies something that is unceasing or persistent. This can be seen in other scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>, where the righteous meditate on the law "day and night," indicating a constant devotion. The imagery here suggests a situation of ongoing vigilance or danger, reflecting the psalmist's sense of urgency and distress.<p><b>they encircle the walls</b><br>The imagery of encircling walls suggests a siege or a state of being surrounded by enemies. In ancient cities, walls were crucial for protection, and to have them encircled would imply a significant threat. This can be connected to the historical context of Jerusalem, a city often under threat from surrounding nations. The encircling of walls can also symbolize spiritual warfare, where believers feel besieged by sin or evil forces. This imagery is reminiscent of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, as described in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>.<p><b>while malice and trouble lie within</b><br>This phrase indicates that the threat is not only external but also internal. "Malice and trouble" suggest internal corruption or betrayal, which can be more dangerous than external enemies. This reflects the psalmist's lament over betrayal by close companions, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a>. The internal strife within a community or individual can be more destructive than external attacks, echoing the theme of betrayal by a trusted friend, similar to Judas' betrayal of Jesus in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a>). This internal conflict can also be seen as a type of Christ, who faced betrayal and internal strife among His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a>, David is expressing his distress over betrayal and the pervasive evil surrounding him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city whose walls are being encircled, symbolizing a place of supposed safety that is under threat.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Those who are causing malice and trouble, representing both external and internal threats to David and the city.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/walls.htm">Walls</a></b><br>Symbolic of protection and security, yet they are being encircled by threats, indicating vulnerability.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/malice_and_trouble.htm">Malice and Trouble</a></b><br>Represent the internal corruption and external threats that David is lamenting.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_prayer.htm">Vigilance in Prayer</a></b><br>Just as David was aware of the threats around him, we must be vigilant in prayer, seeking God's protection against both external and internal threats.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>The internal presence of malice and trouble highlights the importance of guarding our hearts against sin and corruption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The encircling of the walls suggests the need for community vigilance and accountability to maintain spiritual integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_protection.htm">Trust in God's Protection</a></b><br>Despite the threats, David's psalm ultimately points to reliance on God's protection and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Recognizing the spiritual dimension of our struggles helps us to rely on God's strength and armor.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_55.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 55</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_anxiety.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on anxiety?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_threats_in_psalm_5.htm">Has any historical or archaeological evidence been found to confirm the specific threats David describes in Psalm 5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_find_strength_in_faith.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_divine_acts_in_psalm_10_14-15.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence confirms the divine intervention claimed here? (Psalm 10:14-15)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">They go.</span>--It is quite in keeping with the Hebrew style to suppose <span class= "ital">mischief </span>and <span class= "ital">strife </span>personified here as the ancient versions do, and not only occupying the <span class= "ital">city </span>as inhabitants, but prowling about its walls. So in the next verse <span class= "ital">corruption </span>(see <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm" title="For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.">Psalm 5:9</a>, Note), <span class= "ital">deceit, </span>and <span class= "ital">guile </span>are personified. Comp. Virgil's<p>"ubique<p>Luctus, ubique Pavor, et plurima mortis imago."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Day and night they go about it upon the walls</span> <span class="cmt_word">thereof.</span> "It is not a siege or blockade that is described; and the persons spoken of are not foreign, but native enemies. These are compared to watchmen on the walls; only, instead of keeping watch against the enemy, they 'watch for iniquity' "(Cheyne). Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it; rather, <span class="accented">iniquity also and trouble.</span> Compare the "violence and strife" of ver. 9. Society is disorganized. It is not only that wickedness prevails, but throughout the city there is violence and contention. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/55-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Day</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹמָ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3119.htm">Strong's 3119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daytime, by day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and night</span><br /><span class="heb">וָלַ֗יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they encircle</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sō·wḇ·ḇu·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the walls,</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·mō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while malice</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֖וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָמָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[lie] within.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qir·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/55-10.htm">Psalm 55:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/55-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 55:10 Day and night they prowl around (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/55-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 55:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>