9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,

for I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls;

malice and abuse are within it.

11 Destructive forces are at work in the city;

threats and lies never leave its streets.

9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;

for I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around it

on its walls,

and iniquity and trouble are within it;

11 ruin is in its midst;

oppression and fraud

do not depart from its marketplace.

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues:

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:

Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof:

Deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

9 Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,

for I see violence and conflict in the city.

10 Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,

but the real danger is wickedness within the city.

11 Everything is falling apart;

threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.

9 Lord, destroy and confuse their words,

because I see violence and fighting in the city.

10 Day and night they are all around its walls,

and evil and trouble are everywhere inside.

11 Destruction is everywhere in the city;

trouble and lying never leave its streets.

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue;

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:

Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof:

Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

9 Swallow them up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it. 11 Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

9 Completely confuse their language, O Lord, 

because I see violence and conflict in the city. 

10 Day and night they go around on ⸤top of⸥ the city walls. 

Trouble and misery are everywhere. 

11 Destruction is everywhere. 

Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.

9 Lord, confuse and confound their speech,

for I see violence and strife in the city;

10 day and night they make the rounds on its walls.

Crime and trouble are within it;

11 destruction is inside it;

oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.

9 Confuse, O Lord, confound their speech;

for I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around it

on its walls,

and iniquity and trouble are within it;

11 ruin is in its midst;

oppression and fraud

do not depart from its marketplace.

9 Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech,

because I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around it on its walls,

and iniquity and trouble are in its midst.

11 Destruction is within it,

and oppression and deceit

do not depart from its public square.

9 Lord, destroy the plans of sinners. Keep them from understanding one another.

I see people destroying things and fighting in the city.

10 Day and night they prowl around on top of its walls.

The city is full of crime and trouble.

11 Forces that destroy are at work inside it.

Its streets are full of people who cheat others and take advantage of them.

9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls,

And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.

11 Destruction is in her midst;

Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.