Psalms 55:19
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psalms 55:19 in other 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and 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. |
| BBE | God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God. |
| Webster | God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. |
What does Psalms 55:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 55:16-23
In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and he will save us. He shall hear us, and not blame us for coming too often; the oftener the more welcome. David had thought all were against him; but now he sees there were many with him, more than he supposed; and the glory of this he gives to God, for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us. There are more true Christians, and believers have…
Psalms 55:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 55:19
- Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
- Revelation 6:10-11
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
- Micah 5:2
But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- Colossians 1:17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
- Jeremiah 48:11
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
- Psalms 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
- Psalms 78:59
When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
- Isaiah 36:20
Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
- Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
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Context
- Psalms 55:18
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
- Psalms 55:19
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
- Psalms 55:20
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Psalms 55:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dios oirá, y los quebrantará luego, el que desde la antigüedad permanece (Selah); por cuanto no se mudan, ni temen á Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il a mis en paix mon âme, la rachetant de la guerre qu’on me fait, car ils étaient plusieurs autour de moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hören wird Gott und sie demütigen, -er thront ja von alters her; -weil es keine Änderung bei ihnen gibt und sie Gott nicht fürchten. |