Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city. Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and.

9 Confuse my enemies, Lord! Upset their plans. Cruelty and violence are all I see in the city, 10 and they are like guards on patrol day and night.

God, confuse them until they quarrel with themselves. Destroy them with their own violent strife and slander. They have divided the city with their discord.

David begins this song with a prayer for rescue, likely from his rebelling son, Absalom (2 Samuel 15:1–12).

Psalm 55:9–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900). 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night ...

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Mischief ...

New International Version Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city. New Living Translation

New King James Version. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls ...

Psalm 55:9. Destroy, O Lord, and divide — Destroy them by dividing their tongues — Their speech, as thou didst at Babel, (Genesis ...