Verse 21
Psalms 55:21
Geneva Bible
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The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׁלַ֣ח יָ֭דָי/ו בִּ/שְׁלֹמָ֗י/ו חִלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
He sent my hand in peace, he profaned His covenant.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 55 Context
1
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David to give instruction. Heare my prayer, O God (El...
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Hearken vnto me, and answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse,
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For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie...
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Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
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Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me.
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And I said, Oh that I had wings like a doue: then would I flie away and rest.
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Beholde, I woulde take my flight farre off, and lodge in the wildernes. Selah.
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8
Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest.
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9
Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
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Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the mid...
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Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.
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Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt...
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But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:
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Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God (Elohim) as companions.
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15
Let death sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwell...
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But I will call vnto God (Elohim), and the Lord will saue me.
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Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice.
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He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me.
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God (Elohim) shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, Selah. because they haue...
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Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.
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21
The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gen...
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Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall f...
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And thou, O God (Elohim), shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and dece...
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