Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(A)
    for I see violence and strife(B) in the city.(C)

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Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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Destroy, O Lord, and divide their [a]tongues,
For I have seen (A)violence and strife in the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:9 speech, their counsel

Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,(A)
    and in striking each other with wicked fists.
You cannot fast as you do today
    and expect your voice to be heard(B) on high.

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Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

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(A)Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.

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