Psalms 55 · Verse 3

Psalms 55:3

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Psalms 55:3, King James Version

Psalms 55:3 in other translations

BSBat the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
WEBbecause of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
ASVBecause of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.
YLTBecause of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
DARBYBecause of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
BBEI am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.
WebsterBecause of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

What does Psalms 55:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. oppression--literally, "persecution." they ... iniquity--literally, "they make evil doings slide upon me."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 They cast iniquity upon me - To give a colourable pretense to their rebellion, they charge me with horrible crimes; as if they had said: Down with such a wretch; he is not fit to reign. Clamour against the person of the sovereign is always the watch-word of insurrection, in reference to rebellion.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 55:1-8

In these verses we have, 1. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden. 2. David weeping. Griefs are thus, in some measure, lessened, while those increase that have no vent given them. David in great alarm. We may well suppose him to be so, upon the breaking out of Absalom's conspiracy, and the falling away of the people. Horror overwhelmed him. Probably the…

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Psalms 55:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִקּ֤וֹלmi.Kolfrom [the] sound ofH6963
אוֹיֵ֗ב'o.Yevan enemyH341
מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440
עָקַ֣ת'a.Kat[the] pressure ofH6125
רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
יָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuthey dropH4131
עָלַ֥י'a.Laion meH5921
אָ֝֗וֶן'A.venwickednessH205
וּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'Afand in angerH639
יִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי\׃yis.te.Mu.nithey are hostile to meH7852

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Cross references for Psalms 55:3

  • 2 Samuel 16:7-8

    And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

  • Psalms 35:11

    False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

  • Psalms 27:12

    Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

  • Psalms 73:8

    They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

  • Psalms 12:5

    For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

  • 2 Samuel 15:3

    And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

  • Lamentations 3:34-36

    To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Psalms 71:11

    Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

  • Matthew 26:59

    Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

  • Psalms 17:9

    From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

  • 2 Samuel 19:19

    And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

  • Psalms 54:3

    For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
oppression.
12:5; 54:3; 73:8; La 3:34-36
for they.
27:12; 35:11; 2Sa 15:3; 16:7,8; 19:19; Mt 26:59

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Context

  • Psalms 55:2

    Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

  • Psalms 55:3

    Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

  • Psalms 55:4

    My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

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Psalms 55:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A causa de la voz del enemigo, por la opresión del impío; porque echaron sobre mí iniquidad, y con furor me han amenazado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Écoute-moi, et réponds-moi; je m’agite dans ma plainte et je me lamente,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vor der Stimme des Feindes, vor der Bedrückung des Gesetzlosen; denn sie wälzen Unheil auf mich, und im Zorn feinden sie mich an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.