King James Version
Psalms 55:15 in the King James Version says “Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. h...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 55 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. hell: or, the grave”
Psalms 55:15 · KJV
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. mine equal: Heb. according to my rank
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. We: Heb. Who sweetened counsel
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. hell: or, the grave
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon them and let them go down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
“into hell”
H7585hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
“quick”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“is in their dwellings”
H4033a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence
“and among”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
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