Psalms 55:19

In 11 translations

BSB

God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

KJV

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.Because…: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they

WEB

God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. Selah. They never change and don’t fear God.

ASV

God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, [Selah The men who have no changes, And who fear not God.

LSV

God hears and afflicts them, || And He sits of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and do not fear God,

YLT

God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,

DBY

God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ...because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.ElElohim

DRC54:20

God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:

GNV

God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, Selah. because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.

JPS55:20

God shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, Selah, such as have no changes, and fear not God.

LXXE54:20

God shall hear, and bring them low, even he that has existed from eternity. Pause. For they suffer no reverse, and therefore they have not feared God.Or, they have nothing to give in exchange, q. d. to redeem their souls. Compare Ps. 48. 7,8; Mark 8. 37.

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WLC55:20

יִשְׁמַ֤ע ׀ אֵ֨ל ׀ וְֽיַעֲנֵם֮ וְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥ב קֶ֗דֶם סֶ֥לָה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֣ין חֲלִיפ֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ וְלֹ֖א יָרְא֣וּ אֱלֹהִֽים׃KJV:Ps.55.19

LXX-Br54:20

Εἰσακούσεται ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ταπεινώσει αὐτοὺς, ὁ ὑπάρχων πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων· διάψαλμα·

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• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
• Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
• Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
• Revelation 6:10–11And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?” Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while…
• Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
• Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
• Jeremiah 48:11Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
• Isaiah 36:20Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
• Psalms 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
• Psalms 143:12And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
• Psalms 78:59On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they…
• Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
• Psalms 73:5–6They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
• Psalms 90:1–2Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

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