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Psalm 55:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 55:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 I would flee away
and seek shelter in the wilderness. Selah
9 I would hurry to a place of refuge,
far from the savage wind and tempest.”
10 [a]Restrain the wicked, O Lord, and confound their speech,[b]
for I see violence and strife in the city.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:10 The psalmist issues an urgent call for God to come to his assistance.
- Psalm 55:10 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35. Restrain . . . confound their speech: possibly a reference to God’s action at Babel (see Gen 11:5-9). Sins of the tongue, calumnies, false witness, and insults are often denounced in psalms of lamentation. Violence . . . strife: entities are personified here and in verse 11 (iniquity . . . malice), and verses 10b-11 recall Jer 5:1; 6:6; 9:6; Ezek 22:2; Zep 3:1.
Psalm 55:8-10
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Psalm 55:8-10
New International Version
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