Psalm 55:11
“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 55Meaning
Destruction, oppression, and fraud remain active in the city’s streets, showing how corruption can become embedded in communal life.
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
Destruction, oppression, and fraud remain active in the city’s streets, showing how corruption can become embedded in communal life.
Reflection
Destruction, oppression, and fraud remain active in the city’s streets, showing how corruption can become embedded in communal life.