Psalm 55:15

Psalm 55:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15Let death take my enemies by surprise;

let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,

for evil finds lodging among them.

15 May 55:15 Another reading is devastation be upon themdeath come deceitfully upon them;

May they go down alive to 55:15 I.e., the netherworldSheol,

For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

15Let death come deceitfully upon them;

Let them go down alive to Sheol,

For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

15Let death come deceitfully upon them;

Let them go down alive to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

For evil [of every kind] is in their dwelling and in their hearts, in their midst.

15Let death seize them by surprise;

let them go down to Sheol alive,

for evil is with them in their homes.

15Let death take my enemies by surprise.

Let them be buried alive,

because their hearts and homes are full of evil.