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Psalms 55:11

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:12.

הַוּ֥וֹתhauotcalamityהַוָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “calamity”, the ordinary formH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.בְּקִרְבָּ֑הּbeqirbahin 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…וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָמִ֥ישׁyamishceaseמוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, an unfinished actionH4185to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)cease, depart, go back, remove, take away.מֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּmerechovahfrom broad placeרְחֹבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from broad place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).תֹּ֣ךְtokhedeceitתֹּךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “deceit”, the ordinary formH8496oppressiondeceit, fraud.וּמִרְמָֽהumirmahand craftמִרְמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-12) Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.

World English Bible

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

Darby Translation

Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

Douay-Rheims

In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech. In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-12) Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and usury and craft have not failed from its streets.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀδικία, καὶ οὐκ ἐξέλιπεν ἐκ τῶν πλατειῶν αὐτῆς τόκος καὶ δόλος.