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Psalms Chapter 55 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 55:15

Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
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BBE Psalms 55:15

Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.
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DARBY Psalms 55:15

Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.
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KJV Psalms 55:15

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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WBT Psalms 55:15

We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company.
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WEB Psalms 55:15

Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
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YLT Psalms 55:15

Desolations `are' upon them, They go down `to' Sheol -- alive, For wickedness `is' in their dwelling, in their midst.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Let death seize upon them. As this strophe begins (ver. 9), so it ends, with an imprecation. The psalmist calls on God to bring destruction upon the whole mass of his enemies. Of the two readings in the original, the one adopted by our translators seems the best, "Let death come suddenly upon them." Let them go down quick (i.e. alive) into hell. There is an allusion to the fate of Korah and his company (Numbers 16:30-33), who "went down quick into the pit;" but probably the psalmist neither expected nor desired a literal fulfilment of his imprecation. The deaths of Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:23) and Absalom (2 Samuel 18:14, 15), and of so many of Absalom's followers (2 Samuel 18:7, 8), were quite a sufficient fulfilment. For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. (comp. vers. 3, 9-11).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Let death.--According to the written text we should render desolations upon them. Here we have another sudden outburst of overmastering feeling.Quick--i.e., alive, perhaps with reminiscence of the fate of Korah. (Comp. Proverbs 1:12.)Hell.--Sheol. (See Note Psalm 6:5.)And among them.--The conjunction is unnecessary. Render, in their dwellings, in their very midst.