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Psalms 55:10

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יוֹמָ֤םyo.Mamby dayH3119 →
וָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahand nightH3915 →
יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.hathey go around itH5437 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
חוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.hawalls itsH2346 →
וְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venand wickednessH205 →
וְעָמָ֣לve.'a.Maland troubleH5999 →
בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.Bah[are] in midst itsH7130 →

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Psalms 59:14–15They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.John 18:28Then 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 59:6–15Their 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 59:6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”2 Samuel 16:21–22Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.Micah 2:1–2Woe 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.Hosea 7:6For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”2 Samuel 17:1–2Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.Zephaniah 3:1–3Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

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