Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 55:15 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Let death seize upon them, {and} let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness {is} in their dwellings, {and} among them. {hell: or, the grave}”
Psalms 55:15
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But {it was} thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. {mine equal: Heb. according to my rank}
We took sweet counsel together, {and} walked unto the house of God in company. {We...: Heb. Who sweetened counsel}
Let death seize upon them, {and} let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness {is} in their dwellings, {and} among them. {hell: or, the grave}
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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