King James Version

Psalms 55:10

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:11.

יוֹמָ֤םyomamdailyיוֹמָםadverb — “daily”H3119dailydaily, (by, in the) day(-time).וָלַ֗יְלָהvalaylahand nightלַיִלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).יְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָyesovevuhabringסָבַבverb, poel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָchomoteyhawallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.וְאָ֖וֶןveavenand idolאָוֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וְעָמָ֣לveamaland toilעָמָלconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.בְּקִרְבָּֽהּbeqirbahin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-11) Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

Young’s Literal Translation

By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,

World English Bible

Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

Darby Translation

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.

Douay-Rheims

Then shall my enemies be turned back. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-11) Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of it;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς κυκλώσει αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς, ἀνομία καὶ πόνος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς