Psalms 55:19

¹⁷ Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

¹⁸ He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

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.

²⁰ My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

²¹ His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: God will hear and afflict them—even He who sits of old—Selah with whom there are no changes for Him. And they have not fear God.

ÅB: Gud skal høre og svare[^1] dem - han troner jo fra fordums tid, sela - dem som ikke vil bli anderledes, og som ikke frykter Gud.
OTB: Gud vil høre og ydmyke dem—
Selv den som sitter på tronen fra eldgamle tider—
Sela
Fordi de ikke forandrer seg,
Og ikke frykter Gud.
B1930: Gud skal høre og svare dem - han troner jo fra fordums tid, sela - dem som ikke vil bli anderledes, og som ikke frykter Gud. / < d.e. straffe.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
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Zephaniah 1:12
And 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.’
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Ecclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
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Revelation 6:10–11
And 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?”
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Micah 5:2
But 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.
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Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
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Jeremiah 48:11
Moab 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.
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Psalms 65:5
With 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.
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