Psalm 55:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Young's Literal Translation
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

King James Bible
Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Hebrew
O Lord,
אֲ֭דֹנָי (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

confuse
בַּלַּ֣ע (bal·la‘)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf

and confound
פַּלַּ֣ג (pal·laḡ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6385: To split, divide

their speech,
לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם (lə·šō·w·nām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3956: The tongue

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I see
רָאִ֨יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

violence
חָמָ֖ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain

and strife
וְרִ֣יב (wə·rîḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute

in the city.
בָּעִֽיר׃ (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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