Sunday, August 6, 2017

Psalm 55:9-11

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 abuse are within it. Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets. 

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words 
Genesis 11:9  That is why it is called Babel--because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Acts 2:4  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

for I see violence and strife in the city 
Psalm 11:5  The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
Isaiah 59:6  Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Jeremiah 6:7-8  "As a well pours out its water, so she (Jerusalem) pours out her wickedness. Violence and destruction resound in her; her sickness and wounds are ever before me. Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it."
Ezekiel 7:11  " 'Violence has arisen, a rod to punish the wicked. None of the people will be left, none of that crowd--none of their wealth, nothing of value.' "
Habakkuk 1:3-4  Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

Day and night they prowl about on its walls 
1 Peter 5:8  Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Destructive forces are at work in the city 
Psalm 5:9  Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

threats and lies never leave the streets 
Psalm 10:7  His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

(parentheses are mine)

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