Psalms 55:10

Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

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KJV

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

ASV

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

YLT

By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness are in its midst,

DBT

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.

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"Day and night." Here he shows in particular. In every city there are three things: namely, walls that surround it, the central habitation, and the public squares. And the Philosopher distinguishes three classes of men. By walls are understood the rulers and magnates of the …

Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274patristic

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Day and night they go about it, upon the walls thereof,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Ver. 10. Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof. The city, the holy city had become a den of wickedness; conspirators met in the dark, and talked in little knots in the streets even in broad daylight. Meanwhile the country was being roused to revolt, and the traitors without threatened to environ the city, and act in concert with the rebels within.

Charles Spurgeon· The Treasury of David (1869-1885)reformed

If he looked into the heart of the city, mischief and injury, mutual wrong and vexation, were in the midst of it: Wickedness, all manner of wickedness, is in the midst thereof. Jusque datum sceleri--Wickedness was legalized.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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The verses this one reaches12

Psalms 59:14–15
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Psalms 12:8
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Isaiah 59:6–15
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Psalms 59:6
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Acts 9:24
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

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About this book

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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John 18:28
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
leads to
- John 18:33
  Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
- John 19:9
  and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
- John 19:14
  It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- Mark 15:1–5
  Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
- Matthew 27:27
  Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Through
Acts 9:24
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:32
  In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
- Acts 25:3
  to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
Through
Psalms 59:6
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
leads to
- Psalms 59:14
  They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

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