Psalm 55:10
“Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 55Meaning
Violence circles the city continuously, while wickedness and trouble occupy its interior; public disorder is portrayed as systemic, not merely private.
Violence, strife, and corruption in the city
Psalm 55 moves through fear, civic violence, and the shock of betrayal by a trusted companion toward persistent prayer, the command to cast one’s burden on God, and confidence that final justice belongs to God.
Read carefully
Violence circles the city continuously, while wickedness and trouble occupy its interior; public disorder is portrayed as systemic, not merely private.
Reflection
Violence circles the city continuously, while wickedness and trouble occupy its interior; public disorder is portrayed as systemic, not merely private.