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Psalms 55:23

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Psalms 55:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 55:23

Theological / Devotional

Them. The enemies of the psalmist, the men described in the next clause.

The pit of destruction. See Ps. 28:1.

Bloody and deceitful men. Literally, “men of bloods and deceit.” They were the psalmist’s would-be murderers.

Half their days. “Length of days” was a mark of God’s pleasure (see Prov. 3:2). God wants His children to live the normal life span. The indulgences of wickedness tend to shorten life.

In thee. The psalmist will not trust in violence or deceit, but only in God (see Ps. 7:1 ; 11:1). Trust in God is one of the lofty concepts of the book of Psalms.

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