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Psalms 55:15 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling. "
Psalms 55:15
Verse in Context
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13 But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
15 Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
16 As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.
17 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
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Psalms 55:1
"Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication."
Psalms 55:2
"Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan"
Psalms 55:3
"because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me."
Psalms 55:4
"My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me."
Psalms 55:5
"Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me."
Psalms 55:6
"I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest."
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